January 19, 2021

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China builds village inside Arunachal Pradesh

SGI map shows Chinese village lies well within India

NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (AGENCIES): China has constructed a new village in Arunachal Pradesh, consisting of about 101 homes, show satellite images accessed exclusively by NDTV. The same images, dated November 1, 2020, have been analysed by several experts approached by NDTV, who confirmed that the construction, approximately 4.5 kms within Indian territory of the de facto border, will be of huge concern to India.

Though this area is Indian territory, according to official government maps, it has been in effective Chinese control since 1959.

However, earlier only a Chinese military post existed, but this time a full-fledged village that can house thousands has been built.

The village, located on the banks of the River Tsari Chu, lies in the Upper Subansiri district, an area which has been long disputed by India and China and has been marked by armed

NJCF dismayed over false prophecies DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF) has expressed deep dismay over the false propaganda using God and prophecy to demean the sanctity of the church and prophecy.

In a statement issued through its vice president Rev Dr N Paphino, NJCF observed that unfounded and self-styled prophecy has created more confusion among the people during this difficult time when the world is going through the life-threatening pandemic.

It alleged that some people who call themselves prayer people of habitually creating fear psychosis among the people misusing the name of God. Pointing out that the church holds the institution of prophecy in high esteem, NJCF stressed that the prophecy could not be used at every turn to go against the plan and programmes that were for the good of people. It said those who saw things for their self-interest could not be trusted. “How many times a prophecy can be proven wrong for those who propagate falsehood?” it asked. (Cont’d on p-8)

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“I’ll have to study the text before answering this online assignment for our son.”

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The village, located on the banks of the River Tsari Chu, lies in Upper Subansiri district. (NDTV)

conflict. It was constructed in the eastern range of the Himalayas even as Indian and Chinese soldiers confronted each other in their deadliest clash in decades, thousands of kilometres away in the Western Himalayas in Ladakh.

The latest image that establishes the village in question is dated November 1, 2020. The image dated a little more than a year before that - August 26, 2019 - does not show any construction activity. So, the village was set up in the last year.

In response to NDTV’s detailed questions, the For-

eign Ministry, which was also sent the satellite images, did not challenge what the pictures show. “We have seen recent reports on China undertaking construction work along the border areas with India. China has undertaken such infrastructure construction activity in the past several years.”

The government says it remains committed to improving border infrastructure. “Our Government too has stepped up border infrastructure including the construction of roads, bridges etc, which has provided much needed connectivity

to the local population along the border.’’

In October last year, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, “For some time, the Indian side has been ramping up infrastructure development along the border and stepping up military deployment that is the root cause for the tensions between the two sides.” There are, however, no signs of Indian road or infrastructure development in the immediate vicinity of the new Chinese village.

In fact, in November 2020, which is when this satellite image was taken,

Proposed tractor rally on Jan 26: It’s law & order matter, says SC NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (PTI): Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday that the proposed tractor rally on the Republic Day by farmers protesting against the new farm laws is a “law and order” matter and Delhi Police is the first authority to decide who should be allowed to enter the national capital.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, while hearing the Centre’s application seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor or trolley march or any other kind of protest which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations on January 26, said that police has all the authority to deal with the matter.

“Does the Supreme Court say as to what are the powers of police and how they will exercise them?

We are not going to tell you what to do,” said the bench, also comprising Justices L N

Rao and Vineet Saran.

The apex court told Attor ney General K.K Venugopal that it will take up the matter for hearing on Wednesday, January 20.

“The question of entering into Delhi is a law and order matter and will be determined by the police,” the bench said, adding, “Mr Attorney General, we are adjourning the matter and you have all the authority to deal with this matter.”

Centre, in an application filed through Delhi Police, has said that any proposed march or protest which seeks to disrupt and disturb the Republic Day celebrations will cause an “embarrassment to the nation”.

During the hearing conducted through videoconferencing, the bench said who should be allowed to enter Delhi and who should not be allowed has to be dealt with by the police as

the court is not the “first authority”.

The bench told Venugopal that the apex court is seized of the issue of farm laws and “we have not said anything on police powers”.

SC then asked, “Are farmers unions appearing today?”.

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave said he was representing some farmer unions in the matter.

Advocate AP Singh, representing one of the farmers’ body, told the bench about the affidavit filed by them requesting the top court to remove the remaining three members of the court-appointed committee to resolve the issue of farm laws and select people who can do the job “on the basis of mutual harmony”. “We will hear everyone on that day (next date of hearing),” the bench said, adding, “We will hear you in the same combination of bench”.

BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh, Tapir Gao, had warned Lok Sabha of Chinese incursions in his state, referring specifically to the Upper Subansiri district.

On Monday, he told NDTV that this includes the construction of a new double-lane road. “Construction is still going on.

China has entered more than 60-70 kms inside the upper Subansiri district if you follow the path along the river. They are constructing a road along the river known locally as the Lensi as it flows in the direction of the Subansiri river.’’

The Foreign Ministry did not respond directly to a question on whether the village construction has been diplomatically raised with Beijing. It said to NDTV, ‘’The government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing on India’s security and takes all the necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.’’

An authentic online map of the Surveyor General of India, used by the government as its official map, clearly shows that the Chinese village lies well within Indian territory.

Booked for sedition, 2 scribes released from detention in Manipur IMPHAL, JAN 18 (PTI): A day after detaining two journalists for sedition following the publication of an article “endorsing revolutionary ideologies” on their news portal, the Manipur police on Monday released them as they admitted that it was published due to oversight, an officer said.

The police had booked executive editor Paojel Chaoba and editor-in-chief Dhiren Sadokpam of The Frontier Manipur online news portal under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The move followed the publication of an article, “Revolutionary journey in a mess” by M Joy Luwang, in the website on January 8.

It criticised the “revolutionary groups” of Manipur for moving away from their cause. “They were detained on Sunday evening as part of the investigation process,” Imphal West SP said.

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580 adverse events reported, 2 deaths not linked to vaccine: Centre

NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (AGENCIES): A total of 3.8 lakh people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines three days ago, the government said today. Among them, 580 cases of adverse reactions have been observed and seven persons have been hospitalized. Two persons have died also but neither deaths are related to vaccines, the government said.

A death was reported from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh last evening. Mahipal Singh, 46, a ward boy at a government hospital, had received the vaccine shot 24 hours before. The district’s Chief Medical Officer has said the death is unrelated to vaccination.

The postmortem report reveals the immediate cause of death as “cardiogenic shock/septicemic shock” due to “cardio-pulmonary disease”, the state government said. According to his family, he had been unwell before the jab.

The second person to die was a 43-year-old man in Karnataka’s Bellary. The government said he had died of cardio-pulmonary failure.

The postmortem is yet to be

Senior Health ministry officials during a press briefing in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)

done, the government said.

Of the seven people hospitalized, three are from Delhi. Two persons have been discharged and one is under observation at Max Hospital. Two cases have been reported from Karnataka, one of the patients is still under observation.

One person is under observation in Uttarakhand, at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh. Another person is hospitalized in Chhattisgarh’s Rajanandgaon.

World Health Organisation defines AEFI or Adverse Events Following Immunisation as any untoward medi-

cal occurrence which follows immunisation and does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the usage of the vaccine.

Of the 3,81,305 healthcare workers vaccinated so far, 1,48,266 were administered the vaccine on Monday. The drive took place across 25 states-- the corresponding figure on Sunday was six. Every state has its own schedule and target for each vaccination site. Most states target vaccinating 100 beneficiaries each day at each site. Roughly one crore health workers and two crore frontline workers will receive the vaccine initially.

897 healthcare workers inoculated on day-2 District Dimapur Phek Mon Peren Mokokchung Kohima Zunheboto Wokha Tuensang Longleng Kiphire Total

Day 1 (16.1.2020) 82 100 43 54 73 80 51 30 48 0 0 561

DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): Altogether 897 more healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and support staff, were vaccinated on Monday with Covishield vaccine across the State. This took the total number of healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the State to 1,458.

The vaccination was conducted across 22 sites,

Day 2 (18.01.2020) 197 71 129 83 62 52 67 85 40 87 24 897

Total 279 171 172 137 135 132 118 115 88 87 24 1458

including private hospitals, and healthcare workers from both public and private health sectors were vaccinated safely.

Informing this in a press note, state immunization officer, Dr. Ritu Thurr said that all vaccinated healthcare workers will receive the subsequent second dose after 28 days, even as they will have to strictly follow COV1D-19

appropriate behaviours even after their vaccination. All the districts will have more sessions for the remaining healthcare workers in the coming days.

The first phase of vaccination is reserved only for pre-registered healthcare workers as they are at the highest risk of infection and also to reduce transmission to patients when caring for them. All vaccination sites are entered in COWIN portal and all beneficiaries are verified with photo identity cards before receiving the vaccine.

COVID tally 12061

Nagaland on Monday recorded three new COVID19 positive cases-- 2 in Dimapur and 1 in Mokokchung, taking the tally to 12061.

Further, the distribution across various categories include 4663 cases from the armed forces/police, 1854 returnees, 4972 traced contacts and 572 frontline workers.

Chatgate: Arnab’s WhatsApp chat shows leak of classified info NEP 2020: Centre to release NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (AGENCIES): Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was apparently privy to the Modi government’s plan to launch an air strike on Pakistan’s Balakot in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack, three days before the Indian Air Force bombed the terrorist camp on 26 February 2019, report The Print.

This is part of the purported WhatsApp conversations between Goswami and then Broadcast Audience Research Council chief executive Partho Dasgupta, that went viral Friday.

The WhatsApp conversations are part of Mumbai Police’s charge sheet, submitted before a court, in connection with the case of alleged manipulation of Television Rating Points (TRPs) by news channels, including Republic TV and a few others. The purported

Arnab Goswami (File)

conversations, among other things, revealed that the Narendra Modi government had planned the air strike “in a way” that the people would be “elated”.

In the purported chat, dated 23 February 2019, Goswami informed Dasgupta that “something big will happen”. When the latter asked if it was about “Dawood”, Arnab explained, “No sir Pakistan. Something major will be done this time.” “It’s good for big man in this season. He will sweep polls then,” replied

the then BARC chief, asking whether it will be “a strike” or “something bigger”.

Goswami then responded, “Bigger than a normal strike. And also on the same time, something major on Kashmir. On Pakistan, the government is confident of striking in a way that people will be elated. Exact words used.”

Arnab was apparently citing the information shared by a government functionary, but didn’t disclose whose “words” they were. ThePrint reached Goswami for comment but there was no response.

‘This attack we have won like crazy’: Soon after the Pulwama terror attack on 14 February 2019 in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed, Goswami had a chat with Dasgupta and they discussed how the news worked very well for the channel’s (Cont’d on p-5) TRPs.

Congress, NCP demand JPC probe

Congress and Nationalist Congress Party have asked the government to institute a JPC inquiry into the ‘Chatgate’ involving Arnab Goswami and Partho Dasgupta, contending that there was evidence that he was privy to the Balakot air strikes that were “planned” by the BJP regime purely with Lok Sabha elections in mind.

Former I&B minister and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari, referring to the leaked chats, tweeted, “If what sections of media is reporting is correct, then it points towards a direct linkage between Balakot air strikes and 2019 general elections. Was national security milked for electoral purposes? Needs a JPC investigation.”

Tagging defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress veteran and former home

minister P Chidambaram tweeted, “Did a journalist (and his friend) know about the retaliatory strike on Balakot camp three days before the actual strike? If yes, what is the guarantee that their ‘source’ did not share the information with others as well, including spies or informers working for Pakistan? How did a ‘For Your Eyes Only’ decision find its way to the governmentsupporting journalist?”

NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said, “It is extremely shocking and disturbing to know how issues related to national security have been used to gain TRPs.” “The question also arises how Arnab was privy to such sensitive information. The Home Ministry has to identify the source and immediately take action,” he said.

implementation plan soon

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NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (NPN): Union Ministry of Education on Monday said that it would soon release details of the implementation plan of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

NEP 2020, which covers wider spectrum of school education from pre-primary to senior secondary, is the third in the series of National Education Policies (1968 and 1986 modified in 1992) in India and is the first education policy of the 21st century.

The recommendations given have varied timelines as the policy is made for next 20 years. Therefore, the implementation of NEP is being carried out in a phased manner, the ministry stated.

To achieve the goals

and objectives of NEP 2020, it said the DoSEL has prepared a draft implementation plan with Task lists linking each recommendation with tasks, responsible agencies to carry out the task, timelines and outputs.

The document is being finalised and will be released shortly.

The major portions of NEP will be covered under the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and centrally sponsored schemes. Groundwork for NCF is initiated and it is likely to be developed in the next academic session i.e.

2021-22.

The ministry also said that the States and UTs were constituting their own Task Force to steer implementation of NEP provisions in their respective jurisdiction.

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WSYF inspects ongoing road construction

WSYF office bearers with the contractor during the road construction inspection.

Power shutdown in Niuland area: EE, electrical division Chümoukedima, Er. Atoho Achumi has informed that due to new 33kV line construction work between Nito Farm sub-station to Niuland sub-station of 2.5MVA, 33/11kV under construction, the shutdown of existing 11kV line has been necessitated. In this regard, power supply from Vihokhu village to Niuland town and the villages drawing power supply from Niuland will be affected from January 19 to 25, 7 to 9 a.m. Consumers have been requested to co-operate and bear with the inconvenience.

KMC informs shops in Kohima: Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all business establishments and shops within its jurisdiction to white-wash/paint the front face of their respective shops on or before January 20. KMC administrator Kovi Meyase informed that the facelift was in view of the forthcoming Republic Day. All the shop owners are also informed to hoist the national flag atop their building(s) on January 26, from 6 a.m onwards as directed by government.

DC Wokha calls for meeting: DC,Wokha, Orenthung Lotha has informed that in view of forthcoming Republic Day celebration at Wokha (Hq), all HoDs at Wokha (Hq) have been requested to attend the meeting on January 19, 11 a.m at DC’s conference hall.

PVCU convenes meeting: Phisami Village Citizens Union (PVCU) has convened its general meeting on January 28 at the village. PVCU has informed its citizens to attend the meeting and that action would be taken against those failing to attend the same.

Green Christmas contest results: ADC, planning & coordination department, Nosazol Charles has declared green Christmas contest 2020 results, wherein winners for category of 16 years and above were; Nsungbeni Humtsoe, Krishna Kumar and Police Baptist Church Tuensang led by Hanji Chang and winners for category 15 and below was Lirhoni Mongzar. ADC informed that certificates and prizes to winners would be sent through speed post.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DIMAPUR: Good Samaritan Women Society in collaboration with state government and ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment conducted a ten-day seminar for “senior citizens helpline” at Meriema, Kohima from the January 5 to January 16.

According to DIPR report, the training was conducted by consultants of National Helpline for Senior Citizens (NHSC) and National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) Delhi.

Earlier, a function was also held at Old Age Home, Meriema, graced by secretary, Medoselhou Keretsu and treasurer, K Seyie from the Senior Citizens Association (SCA), Nagaland.

The resource persons included Arjun Ganta, Kishore Kumar, Anand K M, Shanti Vemuri, Sunjib Rana, Viphreno Nakhro, Satahi Shijoh and Jyothi.

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DIMAPUR: Three-day vocational training programme on “Scientific management practices for livestock & poultry and preparation of milk and meat products” is being organised by College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (CVS&AH), Jalukie, from January 18 to 20.

A press release by CVS&AH assistant professor, Dr. Imtiwati stated that, training programme was for the Rongmai Baptist Church of Nagaland (RBAN) women participants. Dr. Gunjan Das, assoc. professor and head of Veterinary Medicine and Training Co-ordinator welcomed the faculty members and participants in the inaugural programme on January 18. He mentioned that rural women play a significant role in animal husbandry besides doing their household chores and training programme would be beneficial to them.

Dean, Dr. A. K. Sang-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”

(John 8:32)

OFFICE OF THE

YIMCHUNGRÜ TRIBAL COUNCIL

Dr. A. K. Sangwan with other officials during release of the training manual on January 18.

wan as the chief guest of the programme emphasized on the role of women in livestock management and backyard poultry farming. He also stated that rural women were well versed with basic knowledge of animal production and management. Dean, also released training manual which would be beneficial

to the beneficiaries and the people of Nagaland on scientific livestock production management.

Dr. Imtiwati, assistant professor, Livestock Production Management and Training Co-coordinator proposed the vote of thanks. A total of 15 rural women participated in the training programme.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

HQ. Shamator Town, Dist: Tuensang: Nagaland

Motto: “Patriotism and Peace” CONDOLENCE

The Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) is deeply pain over the demise of Lt. Hopong Yimchunger on 16 th January, 2021 at his resident at Old Showuba Village at the ripe age of over a century He was a person with a combination of all experiences who proved himself well practically.

His life is displayed in his work, personal integrity, sincere commitment and selfless dedication. He is credited to have been the founding President of Yimchunger Tribal Council in 1948 and served till 1956. He also served as D.B from 1947–1949 and school teacher from 1950-1955.

He have devoted and dedicated his entire life for the well-being of Yimchunger Tribe and to the Naga cause which shall remain a proud legacy which the vacuum caused by his departure will be hard to attained. During his life time he have also served in the following capacity: 1. First among Eastern Naga who went to CBCNEI, Guwahati for church affiliation 1st Jan. 1951 2. Appointed as the first war administrator of the Indo-Naga war at Huker Village on 24th March, 1955.

3. Appointed as the first Angh of the Yimchungrü on 21st March, 1956 at Sanis village.

4. Appointed as president of the Patkai State High Court in Nov. 1960.

5. President Hongkin Govt. from 1967-1970.

6. Appointed as C.CM (NSCN/GPRN) on 21st May, 1989.

7. Founder and advisor of Tuensang Affair Council (NSCN/GPRN) in 1993.

8. Served as Tatar (NSCN/GPRN) from 1997-2007.

9. Appointed as Steering Committee Member (NSCN/GPRN) on 15th Sept.

2008 till he last breathe.

In his death, the Nagas and the Yimchunger in particular has lost a towering figure which shall be difficult to fill the void created. His advice shall remain a guiding force for the generations to come. In this moment of intense grief and sorrow, YTC conveys heartfelt condolences and prayer of Solace to the bereaved family and pray for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

(THRONGSO YIMCHUNGER) LAJI LUYANBA President, YTC General Secretary, YTC

LATE ALOMI YEPTHOMI LAHKAR

Lt. YOVAL LTU Rt. Teacher, Kidima Village Born: 1927 – Died: 15/01/2021 The bereaved family members express our profound gratitude of highest appreciation to the entire organizations, churches, families and well wishers who stood by us morally, physically, financially and spiritually at his sudden demise.

Though this column we thank each and every individual and sincerely pray to Almighty God for abundant blessings on your good gestures.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Psalm 116:15

LATE LATHELI KIHO (KICHILIMI) April 1925 – 8th January, 2021 We, the bereaved family members of Late Latheli Kiho, would like to express our deepest gratitude to every individual, neighbours, friends, churches, well wishers and different organizations who stood by us in prayers, physically, materially, financially and morally at the demise of our beloved mother.

Though we are unable to thank each and every individual, it is our earnest prayer that our Eternal God bless each one of you abundantly.

We convey our special thanks to:1. Kichilimi Union Kohima 2. Sumi Community Daklane & Kitsubozou Kma 3. Daklane Women Organization Kma 4. Sumi Aphuyemi B/C (General, Youth Deptt., Women Deptt. and Main Town Fellowship) Kohima 5. Merhuleitsa Sumi Kuposhukulu (SBCK) Kma 6. Cheiphobozou town B/C 7. Officers & staff of Assembly Sectt.

8. Pughoboto Town B/C. 9. Natsumi B/C. 10. Lazami B/C. 11. Lazami Village B/C. 12. Aqemi Kuposhukulu SABAK. 13. Kitami B/C. 14. Tsaphimi B/C Youth Deptt.

15. Asukiqa B/C. 16. Awohumi B/C. 17. Sumi Baptist Church Zunheboto 18. Chisholimi Welfare Dimapur.

19. Kichilimi B/C. 20. True Wine Kohima Children, In-laws, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and Relatives.

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Vocational training for RBAN women in Jalukie

(26/09/1982 – 12/01/2021) Through this column, we, the family of Lt. Alomi Yepthomi Lahkar would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us and supported us through spiritual, physical, financial and many other ways at the demise of our beloved Alomi Yepthomi Lahkar.

We would like to thank : • Kushiabill Sumi Baptist Akukuhou • Sumi Christian Fellowship Guwahati • Sumi Students' Union Guwahati • Thokihi Kuposhukulu Dimapur • Government Middle School Staff Khehuto • Khehuto Baptist Church We express our inability to mention every individual but we humbly pray that our Almighty God bless you abundantly for your kind deeds.

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news in Brief

Owing to this, WSYF has been putting the construction at top priority with quality workmanship.

While the pace of construction was satisfactory, the youth front observed that some portions of completed works had shown traces of damage.

In this regard, WSYF requested the contractor to re-work on the damaged portions as it was learnt that work order was approved only for soiling of the road.

However, the road being an important con-

Seminar on ‘senior citizens helpline’ held in Kohima

Loving Husband, Son, Mother, Brothers, Sisters and In laws.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

KRUROVI PESEYIE

(26/01/1937 – 11/01/2021) The family of the Late Krurovi Peseyie wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all individuals, friends, neighbours, churches, organizations and well-wishers who visited our home and hospitals during his prolonged illness, comforted the loved ones, attended the wake, service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time.

For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes, cards and messages of condolences as well as those who made charitable donations, we are grateful.

A special word of thanks to the management, doctors, nurses and staff of different hospitals for their kindness and respect shown at all times, and finally, to the unseen volunteers for their sensitive and generous act of love, support, thoughts and prayers. Your contributions in different ways made our loss more bearable.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

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We, the family of Lt. Kiyeshe Assumi, G.B of Natsumi Village, convey our deepest gratitude and sincere appreciation to every individuals and organisations for your constant care and support towards us during the illness and loss of our beloved Dad. Your love and comfort in our times of deep sorrow will be remembered. It is our prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

1. Sümi Aphuyemi Kükami Hoho 17. Totikivi CLF Pughoboto 2. Sümi Aphuyemi Totimi Hoho 18. Pughoboto DBs 3. Sümi Aphuyemi Kiphimi Küqhakulu 19. Kichili Baptist Akukuhou, Women and Youth dept 4. Sümi Baptist Church Kohima 20. Kichilimi Küqhakulu Kohima and Dimapur Area 5. Sümi Aphuyemi Küqhakulu Kohima and 21. Chishi/ Wokha Qomi Kichilimi Dimapur Dimapur 22. Adhoc Town Council Ghathashi 6. Natsumi Baptist Akukuhou 23. Ehunnu Village Council 7. Natsumi Village Council 24. Mishili Yepaqa Baptist Church 8. Natsumi Kiphimi Küqhakulu 25. Khughutomi Baptist Church 9. Natsumi Küqhakulu Dimapur, Kohima and 26. Ghokimi Village Council and Baptist Church Pughoboto 27. Shesulimi Village Council 10. St. Stephen Church Catholic Natsumi 28. Kitami Baptist Church 11. Natsumi N.C.R.C 29. Awohumi Tughalo Kichimi Küqhakulu 12. Natsumi Inalimi Welfare Kohima 30. Shri. Y. Vikheho Sumi, Hon’ble MLA 13th AC 13. Atomi Küqhakulu Natsumi Pughoboto 14. Women Department SABAK 31. Doctors, nurses and staff Faith Hospital Dimapur.

15. Pughoboto Town Baptist Church 32. Dr. Sukato A Wotsa.

16. N.C.R.C Pughoboto Town 33. Dr. Akumnaro, Faith Hospital Dimapur.

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A press release by WSYF media cell stated that, the road would not only benefit villages and towns along the route but also the Naga public as the road connects the Naga Foothill Road.

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D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) inspected the ongoing road construction works from Central Jail Junction, Dimapur to Atu Ghoki (Zubza Bridge) in the presence of the contractor and department officials on

nectivity road with Naga Foothill Road, WSYF appealed the chief minister to step in to see that the road was metalled for longevity and a smoother ride for public.

WSYF extended gratitude to minister of PHED, Jacob Zhimomi and advisor of Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio for their interest in the road and under whose constituencies, the ongoing construction of the road falls.

Further it requested the two leaders to take up with the government for blacktopping of the road in the interest of the public.

Meanwhile, WSYF stated that there had been reports of elements disturbing the contractor with monetary demands which was viewed seriously by WSYF. Stating that the road construction was for the benefit of Nagas, the youth front urged organisations to desist from monetary demands in connection with the road construction and instead extend their support and cooperation towards early completion of the long awaited project.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021

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WEATHER FORECAST January 19

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

26 12

Hazy sunshine

22 8

Guwahati Hazy sunshine

23 13

Aizawl

A morning shower, some sun

23 9

Itanagar Not as warm with a shower

20 13

Imphal

Shillong A couple of afternoon showers 15 5 Kohima

Partial sunshine

18 7

Dimapur Partly sunny; showers around 25 12 Mkg

Showers around; not as warm 20 9

Tuensang Cooler; an afternoon shower Wokha

15 5

Not as warm; a morning shower 19 11

Zunheboto Cooler with a quick shower

18 7

Deputy commissioner, Aji Kumar Ranjan launching the COVID-19 Senior medical officer receiving the COVID vaccine at District SMO, Dr. Nosezol Sezo launching the vaccination drive at CHC vaccination in Kiphire.

Hospital, Longleng on January 18.

Medziphema on January 18. (DIPR)

D I M A P U R : C OV I D 19 vaccination drive was launched at Kiphire, Longleng and Medziphema on January 18 respectively.

Kiphire: COVID19 vaccination drive at District Hospital Kiphire (DHK) was launched by DC Kiphre, Ajit Kumar Ranjan.

A press release by CMO office district media officer, Haichikambe Pame stated that, DC in his inaugural speech said that the coming of COVID-19 vaccine to Kiphire was welcome news for everyone. He said people have become complacent and that the fear of COVID-19

has gone down leading to many people not ready to take the vaccine. DC emphasised on dissemination of proper information to the general public regarding the vaccination and urged the media personnel, civil society organisations, and church leaders to sensitise the public.

Medical superintendent of DHK, Dr. Bendangsenla Ao, and the district programme officer (RCH/UIP), Dr. K. Pewezo Khalo also spoke at the programme.

Dr. Apise, secretary, USBLA pronounced the invocation while vote of thanks was proposed by

district programme manager (NHM), Limawati Sangtam.

Altogether, 24 beneficiaries from Kiphire sadar were vaccinated on the first day, during which Dr. Bendangsenla Ao, MS, DHK, was the first to be vaccinated.

Longleng: Covid vaccination for the health workers of Longleng district was held in four session sites, namely, District Hospital, Tamlu PHC, Yo n g n y a h P H C a n d Yachem PHC. A press release by CMO office district media officer, Roseline stated that, a short dedicatory

programme was held at the hospital premises in the presence of Throngdiba Sangtam SDO, Dr Yannick CHVO (WHO), MS, CMO, DIO and other officials. Dr Imnameren Phom DPO (RCH/UIP) welcomed all the beneficiaries, vaccinator officer and vaccination officers. Throngdiba Sangtam congratulated all the healthcare workers, for arranging the session sites successfully. Medical superintendent Dr Lhouvizotuo Belho appealed to all the staffs to come forward and avail the vaccine and appealed to all to help in spreading awareness about the advantages of

TSUD appeals for Bamboo crafts workshop underway in Zunheboto setting up of cyber

DC Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo along with trainees and others at the bamboo workshop on January 18. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo visited the bamboo workshop initiated and sponsored by 32nd Assam rifles on January 18, accompanied by president Sumi Kükami Hoho and town GBs. According to DIPR

report, in a brief interaction with the trainees, DC with prior experience at Bamboo Mission and with the knowledge acquired, talked about the good quality of bamboos found in Nagaland.

Considering the significant usages of bam-

boos and the world stressing more on biodegradability of commonly used materials in day to day life, the DC said that bamboo crafts could be the next big thing and would definitely be a source of livelihood for those who had the will to produce the crafts with

Priestly ordination programme held at St. Peter’s Church, Nsong

Bishop of Kohima, Rev. Dr. James Thoppil with the newly ordained member and other priests on January 15.

DIMAPUR: Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima ordained reverend deacon Peter Pehiachanglu for the Dioceses of Kohima at St. Peter’s Church, Nsong under SFS parish Tening on January 15. Deacon Peter is the fifth Zeliang priest from Nagaland.

A press release by Bishop’s secretary, Fr. Victor Renthungo stated that, Bishop in his introduction said that it was a red letter day for the Catholic community of St. Peter’s Church Nsong, and also for deacon Peter, because he will be ordained a priest.

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priestly role of a priest and exhorted deacon Peter to remember that it was to be his life-work to lift up Jesus Christ before men, so that He may draw them unto Him. Bishop thanked the family and relatives of Fr. Peter for offering him to God and to the Church.

During the felicitation programme, voice of congratulations was offered by the SFS parish youth, Tening, exhortation and encouragements were pronounced by Bishop and Johny Raungmei, president Catholic Association of Nagaland. Fr. Peter, the newly ordained Priest thanked all in turn.

Earlier, programme was anchored by assistant priest to St. Paul’s Church Pungro, Rev. Fr. Dominic Kwettrangging as master of ceremony and Sr. Rufina CMC as the commentator.

Welcome address was delivered by parish priest SFS Tening, Rev. Fr. Paul Panü.

Fr. Peter is the fourth son of thirteen siblings. Sr. Sharon the eldest sister of Rev. Fr. Peter acknowledged the presence of the all on behalf of the family. Invited guests, CAN, NCWA, NCYM and village chairman, dignitaries, priests and sisters from different parishes and other participants attended the programme.

sincerity and hard work.

He also thanked and appreciated the Assam Rifles for providing a platform, to showcase talents, skills and developing a sense of dignity of labour, mainly to the younger generations of the district.

President Sümi Kükami hoho, Kashito Yeptho, talking to media persons expressed satisfaction and gratitude to all those involved in the initiative.

According to Major, 32nd Assam rifles, Rahul Choudhary, the main aim of the programme was to reach out to the youths of the district and to provide them a platform of livelihood by prefabricating the talents already gifted naturally in them.

He also encouraged trainees to continue working hard.

The workshop which began on January 11 will conclude of 23 is being availed by a total of 51 trainees, under the instructors, Ghühevi Khuju and Henivi Aye.

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D I M A P U R : Te n y i m i Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) has appealed the deputy chief minister, Home, R&B, Y. Patton for setting up of one cyber cell for Dimapur district with certified examiners to do the analysis of seized electronic gadgets.

An appeal letter to Y. Patton by TSUD president, Rukewezo Wetsah and finance secretary, Asin Rengma stated that, with the increasing cyber crime cases in the state, and with only one cyber cell in Nagaland i.e in PHQ, Kohima, there was need for more such facilities to deal with cyber crimes. Pointing out that due to unavailability of resources in Dimapur Police Stations, victims of cyber crimes were compelled to commute to Kohima even to file an FIR, the TSUD urged upon the deputy CM to cater to the voices of the public and strengthen their trust in the governance.

USSC warns ISPs on poor internet connectivity DIMAPUR: United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) has meted out stern warning on poor internet connectivity to internet service providers (ISP) such as Airtel, Jio and BSNL under Sangtam jurisdiction, Kiphire and Longkhim/Chare (Tuensang).

In a letter to the centre manager by USSC through its president Sethrongba Y Yingbithongrü, the apex students’ organisation of Sangtam community stated that with complaints from online examinees regarding poor internet service in the district, USSC was compelled to warn ISPs to restore/ improve internet connectivity within its jurisdiction with immediate effect.

Expressing dismay over the “pathetic internet service being provided to its consumers” and despite repeated appeals for improvement of internet service in the district, the conference said that the internet connectivity remained pathetic with no signs of improvement.

Upon the desire of the students community in particular and the district people in general, USSC warned the concern authority to provide quality services at the earliest for convenience of the general public.

USSC also stated that due to the poor internet connectivity, students were facing untold hardships and exploitation.

Asserting that it would no longer remain silent spectators on the prolonged issue, the conference stated that the letter would serve as final warning to all ISPs within its jurisdiction.

Further, it stated that non adherence to the warning would lead the conference to take the law in its own hand and the officer in-charge of both Kiphire and Longkhim/ Chare (Tuensang) would be held responsible for any eventualities.

the vaccine. MS declared the vaccination session site open and dedicatory prayer was pronounced by Ajong, nursing in-charge District Hospital.

Senior medical officers from District Hospital came forward and received the first vaccination and were kept in the observation room for 30 minutes, with no report of adverse event or untoward incident. Out of 104 beneficiaries target planned for the district, 87 beneficiaries availed the vaccine. Deputy commissioner & chairman DTF, M Shayung Phom, accompanied by ADC D. Robin Zeliang, additional

SP Atopu Sumi and SDO Throngdiba Sangtam visited the session sites and interacted with the vaccination team, and beneficiaries.

Medziphema: SMO Dr. Nosezol Sezo launched the vaccination drive at Community Health Center (CHC) Medziphema on January 18, in the presence of ADC Thuvisie Phoji, SDO (C) Tokai Sumi, HCMC chairman, Rev Terhujah, government officials and health workers.

According to DIPR report, altogether 26 beneficiaries were registered for the first vaccination drive. SMO Dr. Nosezol

Sezo was the first to be vaccinated. Vaccination programme was held in one session at CHC, where different terms were divided into 3 rooms, the waiting rooms, the vaccination room and the observation room where beneficiaries were kept for 30 minutes, all assisted by vaccination officers. ADC Medziphema also briefed on why people should be vaccinated and safe from the virus. He also requested all to be responsible for giving accurate information to the public about COVID vaccine. HCMC chairman also expressed and appreciated all the front liners.

Meetings held in Bhandari, Pughhoboto, Medziphema

DIMAPUR: Departmental coordination meetings of Bhandari, Medziphema and the monthly meeting for sub-divisional planning and development board Pughoboto was held on January 18 respectively.

According to DIPR report, chairing the meeting, ADC and chairman BTF on COVID-19 Bhandari, Tiameren Chang lauded and thanked the church, civil societies and student leaders for their cooperation and pro-active role as part of BTF to efficiently combat and manage the COVID-19 pandemic under Bhandari sub-division. Dr. Chumdemo Ngullie informed the house that first phase of vaccination drive would be held on January 19 and 20.

In the same meeting, the Education department also informed that online classes were going on in full swing for classes 10, 11, and 12 with round the clock

competent supervision, to ensure online quality education and health safety of all stakeholders with adherence to COVID-19 SOP. House also discussed on preparatory measures relating to the upcoming Republic Day celebration 2021, and chalked up work plan after which, departments were assigned with different tasks to complete on time.

Monthly meeting for sub-divisional planning and development board Pughoboto was held under the chairmanship of ADC & SDPDB vice chairman, Thungchanbemo Tungoe at the DB customary court hall on January 18. According to DIPR report, executive engineer (R&B) Pughoboto, Chengato Kath stated that the road maintenance fund has already been allocated and direction from chief engineer was awaited to execute the works to start by the end of this month.

SMO CHC Pughoboto, Dr. J. Hokugha highlighted about the COVID vaccine and roll out the first phase in the CHC Pughoboto for the division from January 19, 10 a.m. He appealed to the house to dispel rumours of the vaccine. House also chalked out the Republic day celebration.

Coordination meeting consisting of all Medziphema sub-division heads of offices was held in the ADC office on January 18, under the chairmanship of additional deputy commissioner, Thuvisie Phoji.

The coordination meeting chalked out the programme of the upcoming Republic Day to be held at ADC office. SDO (C) Tokai Sumi did the work distribution to all the departments. ADC Thuvisie Phoji reminded the officers to deliver their duties sincerely and coordinate for the successful celebration of the republic day.

E-learning app launched in Zunheboto

DC Zunheboto with principal, teachers and students.

DIMAPUR: Step by Step School (SSS), Zunheboto launched its first e-learning app on January 16 at the school’s hall by DC Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo.

The app was developed by Hika Zhimo.

A press release by SSS media cell stated that while launching the app, DC told that students that this platform was much needed and would help them get more into learning process.

He also thanked the mass and developer for making a step towards success in the field of education for students.

Principal of the school, Zhekugha Assumi said that the main aim behind launching the app was to let students experience the learning process not online but also through online process, so that they were always

updated with what’s being taught by the teacher when they are unable to attend their class. He further said that the application was computable with most of the devices and was designed in a simple manner for students.

He further said that parents as well as students would be sensitised on how to use this application before the classes begin in February.

He added that as of now, the app was limited to students of Step by Step school, but the school as well as developers would work hard to develop the app for every student of the district and even beyond for a better education experience.

Earlier, programme was chaired by Zhekugha Assumi, invocation by GS STH, Viholi and benediction by youth secy., SBAK Nito Mount, Kasheli

Rotokha. Programme was also attended by ZTYO and ZRSU. It may be noted that the app is designed with loaded video lessons, notes, quiz and examinations etc which gives students the experience of the classroom.

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CEC arrives in Assam to review poll preparedness

CEC Sunil Arora along with ECs Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar being welcomed on their arrival at LGBI Airport, in Guwahati, Monday. (PTI) Guwahati, Jan 18 (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and other EC functionaries on Monday arrived in Assam on a three-day visit to review preparedness for the forthcoming assembly election in the state, officials said.

Arora chaired a closeddoor meeting with Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade and senior police officers of Assam at a city hotel in the evening soon after reaching here.

The CEC is accompanied by seven senior officials of the Commission.

The EC team on Tuesday would hold separate meetings with the chief secretary, home secretary, director general of police, district election officers and the superintendents of police, officials said.

Arora, who will also meet leaders of political parties on Tuesday, is scheduled to address the media the next day before the team’s departure from here.

Other members of the team are Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar, Director General Dharmendra Sharma,

Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhusan Kumar, Senior Principal Secretary Narendra N Butolia Director of Expenditure Pankaj Srivastava and EVM Consultant Vipin Katara.

Earlier, an EC team led by Dharmendra Sharma visited Assam from January 11 to 13 to take stock of preparedness both at the district and the state level for the assembly poll.

Election to the 126member Assam assembly is due in March-April with the term of the current House expiring in May.

northeast Arunachal reports 3 new COVID-19 cases Ita nag a r , Ja n 1 8 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 16,811 on Monday as three more persons tested positive for the infection, a senior official said.

Two new cases were detected from Tawang and one from West Kameng district respectively, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Barring one, all the new cases are asymptomatic, he said, adding that two fresh cases were detected through rapid antigen tests while one was diagnosed through RTPCR method. Seven more people recuperated from the disease on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 16,697, he said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state has touched 99.32 per cent, the SSO said.

Ar unachal Pradesh currently has 58 active coronavirus cases, while 56 people have succumbed to the infection so far, he said, adding that the fatality ratio in the state is 0.33 per cent and the positivity rate 0.34 per cent. West Kameng district has the highest number of active cases at 25, followed by the Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas at 13, while Tawang and Changlang districts have five cases each.

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CBI arrests 2 more officials in NFR bribery case New Delhi/Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS): A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Indian Railways Engineering Service officer and two others in an alleged graft case of Rs one crore, the agency on Monday continued its action as it arrested two more people taking the total arrests in the case to five, officials said.

The CBI arrested 1985batch officer Mahendra Singh Chauhan, who was posted as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/ Construction in North East Frontier Railways in Assam’s Maligaon in one of the biggest traps in the history of the agency on Sunday from Guwahati.

The agency sleuths also arrested Inra Singh, a private person and Bhupendra Rawat, an employee of the private company ABCI Infrastructures on Sunday from Dehradun, while exchanging the alleged bribe amount.

The fresh arrests came after the CBI registered a case against Chauhan, Hem Chand Borah, Deputy Chief Engineer, Laxmi Kant Verma, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEN) and Pawan Baid, Director, ABCI Infrastructures Pvt Ltd, Rawat, Singh and other unknown persons under relevant sections of IPC and PC Act. A CBI official in Delhi said that the agency

[Representative Image] File photo of trains parked at Guwahati Railway Station (PTI) on Monday arrested two more persons in connection with the case. The arrested people have been identified as Borah and Verma, from Assam’s Guwahati.

The arrest were made after the CBI busted a racket on the allegations that some senior public functionaries of North Eastern Frontier Railways were involved in corrupt practices with private contractors for ongoing projects in the North Eastern Frontier Railways.

They all are being brought to Delhi on transit remand, the official said.

The official said that during searches, sums of Rs 18.5 lakh and Rs 6.5 lakh have been recovered from the premises of Borah and Verma, respectively.

He said that a total amount of Rs 2.39 crore has been recovered during

Normal life unaffected in Tripura during 12-hour Congress bandh

Budget session of Mizoram Assembly from February 23

fices, banks and financial institutions functioned almost normally. Congress leaders alleged that the ruling BJP workers, accompanied by “notorious goons”, attacked Biswas in Western Tripura’s Bishalgarh in Sepehijala district late Saturday evening.

While the state party chief narrowly escaped, several party workers were injured, they said.

Congress’ Tripura Vice President Tapas Dey said that the attack was carried out by a large number of BJP workers and goons in the presence of police and no one has been arrested as yet despite an FIR being lodged with the police on Saturday.

Biswas, a veteran lawyer, later told the media that the “BJP goons” carried out the attack to murder him and badly damaged his car with iron rods and sticks besides injuring the driver.

“The BJP led government in Tripura is not only an undemocratic government, it also has barbaric governance. People should hold an all out protest against the BJP government,” he said.

The ruling BJP and the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist condemned the attack and demanded that the attackers be booked.

BJP’s state chief spokesman Subrata Chakraborty demanded an impartial inquiry to unearth the truth.

“We urge the police to take appropriate legal action against the attackers. The probe would reveal whether it is an attack or outcome of the Congress’ internal feud. The Congress also should not call the strike as it affects peace and progress.

However, the people totally rejected the shutdown,” Chakraborty said.

Aizawl, Jan 18 (PTI): Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Monday summoned the budget session of the state legislature to commence from February 23, a senior official said.

Assembly Secretary H Lalrinawma told PTI that the detailed schedule of the session would be chalked out by the business advisory committee (BAC), which would soon hold a meeting.

He said Pillai will deliver his customary address on the first day of the session, while Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who also holds the finance portfolio, would present the annual budget for 2021-2022 on a day fixed by the BAC.

CRPF’s ‘Rakshita’ for insurgency-hit areas

Shillong, Jan 18: The Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) on Monday defended the contentious Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security (MRSSA) bill and the entry-exit point stating that a “State can make laws to subject these (Constitutional) rights to reasonable restrictions.”

The pressure group was reacting to a PIL filed before the Meghalaya High Court by five advocates challenging the establishment of the entry-exit point at Umling in Ri-Bhoi district and also the MRSSA. The MRSSA is yet to get approval from the Governor. After the State Government sent the amended bill to the previous Governor Tathagata Roy, he withheld his assent. Even the incumbent Governor Satya Pal Malik is yet give his assent and the bill is being studied by legal experts whether it violates provisions of the Indian Constitution. HNYF General Secretary, Sadon Blah added that the entry-exit point and the MRSSA are in no way violative of Article 14,15,19 and 21 of the constitution.

“None of the fundamental rights, except right to life, can be constitutionally absolute, State can make laws to subject these rights to reasonable restrictions,” Blah said.

No report of COVID-19 vaccine side effect in Manipur: Biren Correspondent IMPHAL, Jan 18: No report of any side effect of COVID-19 vaccine has been reported in the state till now, said Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday.

Addressing a news conference here, Singh said that the state government was closely monitoring the vaccination programme held throughout the state considering all necessary criteria to be taken up before vaccination.

He added that many senior and experienced doctors of the state were vaccinated since the launch of the vaccination programme on January 16 and currently vaccination for health workers is going on at 130 facilitation centres. The chief minister said that the Central government had started the vaccination programme only after the vaccine had been scientifically proven as

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS): From Monday onwards, ‘Rakshita’ -- a bike ambulance developed indigenously -- will save lives of injured CRPF personnel deputed in remote and inhospitable areas like the Maoist-hit states or insurgency affected Northeast regions of the country.

Carefully custom built to the needs of emergency evacuation, ‘Rakshita’ is built on a Royal Enfield Classic 350CC bike.

It comes with a quick fit in and fit out casualty evacuation seat (CSE) that has customised design reclining, hand immobilizer and harness jacket, physiological parameter measuring equipment with monitoring capability and auto warning system for driver.

Dashboard mounted LCD for measuring vital parameters, air splint medical and oxygen kit, saline and oxygen administration on the move, adjustable footrest, and hand and foot strap for safety are among the other features of ‘Rakshita’.

These equipment make ‘Rakshita’ an on the spot medical care and injured transport system which is

safe. He, therefore, appealed to the public not to make negative comments about the vaccine without valid scientific proof. “Instead of creating suspicion and panic in people’s mind with negative comments, any individual could come up with positive suggestions regarding the vaccination drive,” he said. The chief minister also maintained that the vaccination programme would cover all the population in phase manner and appealed to the public to have patience while waiting for their turns.

On the other hand, the state witnessed the lowest number of COVID-19 cases, by recording 11 cases on Monday. This was the lowest count of daily cases recorded since August 1, 2020. As the coronavirus cases were taking a surge on a daily basis, the people infected with this highly contagious viral disease has reached 28,867 in the state.

Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS): The 12-hour shutdown called by the opposition Congress in Tripura on Monday to protest against the alleged attack on the state’s party president Pijush Biswas by “BJP goons”, evoked a partial response.

Police officials said that no major untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state except a clash between the Congress and the ruling BJP supporters in western Tripura’s Teliamura in Khowai district.

Police arrested around 300 bandh supporters for picketing in different places across eight districts. Shops, markets and business establishments remained open in many areas.

Most passenger vehicles plied as usual while the Northeast Frontier Railways operated most of its passenger and goods trains in Tripura. Government of-

Security personnel carry out demonstration after CRPF and DRDO launched specially developed bike, ‘Rakshita’, ambulance, in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI) not just indigenous and cost effective, but can also reach inaccessible or remote locations by traversing unmotorable roads, narrow streets, congested or unpaved roads that are otherwise inaccessible by the conventional four wheeled ambulances, CRPF Deputy Inspector General M. Dhinakaran told IANS. The bike ambulance is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in col-

laboration with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for golden-hour lifesaving aid and evacuation.

Similar 21 ‘Rakshita’ bike ambulances were inducted into the CRPF -- a 3.5 lakh strong force, on Monday. These bike ambulances were launched at the CRPF Headquarters here in presence of CRPF Director General A.P. Maheshwari and A.K. Singh, DS & DG (LS), DRDO. Launched by the CRPF and INMAS, the bike ambulance will be used

for evacuation of injured personnel of the Central Armed Police Force, which is mandated to ensure internal security in the country.

“In its endeavour to provide an impregnable internal security to the nation, CRPF is actively deployed across the country. Most of these deployments are in remote and inhospitable areas like LWE affected areas and Northeast where evacuation of sick or battle injured personnel becomes a challenge.

“Many times, late evacuation results in loss of precious lives of CRPF bravehearts. To mitigate this, in 2018 CRPF approached INMAS with the idea of developing an ambulance on motor bikes which is frequently used by CRPF for patrolling in these theaters,” Dhinakar said.

The official said INMAS promptly put up a team of scientists and experts to make the idea a reality. “The team developed a prototype and improved it with the feedback from CRPF personnel deployed in disturbed areas.”

Director General CRPF expressed his gratitude to team INMAS for their unrelenting efforts put in developing the bike ambulance and commended their tireless dedication and professional efficiency.

While expressing his deepest gratitude to the DG CRPF for working together, giving regular inputs throughout the journey of the development of this lifesaving bike and entrusting INMAS with this innovation, A.K. Singh promised to cooperate perpetually with CRPF for further improvements in ‘Rakshita’.

HNYF defends MRSSA bill Correspondent

the searches in the last two days, which includes the alleged bribe amount of Rs one crore. The CBI had on Sunday also recovered Rs 60 lakh from Dehradun and Rs 54 lakh from Guwahati premises of CAO. The official said that besides cash, there has been

recovery of jewellery and documents related to property from these locations.

He said agency sleuths carried out searches at over 26 locations in Delhi, Uttrakhand, Assam, Tripura and West Bengal since Sunday which are still going on.

The official said the accused were abusing their official positions for obtaining illegal gratification.

The FIR stated that that Baid was in contact with Chauhan over various ongoing projects in NFR region. It stated that that on Chauhan’s demand, Baid through his employee got bribe of Rs one crore delivered to Singh, who is Chauhan’s relative at Dehradun through Rawat.

“Singh and Rawat were allegedly caught while exchanging the bribe money and the bribe of Rs one crore was recovered,” the official said.

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IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE WOKHA : NAGALAND

NOTICE

S/C No. 3/2021

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under succession act 1925 for grant of succession certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late. Tsenzao Lotha has been applied by Smti. Njano Ezung W/o. Lt. Tsenzao Lotha, H/ No. Wokha, Nagaland for possession of; 1. SBI A/C No. 11766601307 2. PPO No. PEN/COM-24953/NL/V/23272 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before 12/02/2021.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 12/01/2021.

Sd/- District & Session Judge, Wokha : Nagaland WC-18

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the 12/1/2021 NO.M-1/2021/10887-88 Notice is hereby given that Smti Sentimenla Pongener Vrs Miss Kimnei Simte resident of Walford Colony in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1(one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Smti Sentimenla Pongener Block No. 1(one) North : Kimnei Simte Patta No. 125 South : Drainage Dag No. 166 East : Road Area : 00B-04K-10Ls West : Damtui Zeliang DP-331

SD/- RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND

NOTICE

S/C. NO. 1/2021

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(s) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Kikheto Sumi has been applied by Smti Itoli Sema W/o Late Kikheto Sumi R/o H.No. 37, Sematilla Colony, Dimapur Nagaland for possession of: 1. Pension Benefits 2. SBI A/C No. 20140865158 3. LPG Consumer No. 10619 Notice is hereby given that any pension having interest in the administration of the estate/pension of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 18th Feb, 2021 Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 18th Jan, 2021 DP-333

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Want early end to impasse: Govt on farm laws Says but involvement of ‘other ideologies’ delaying resolution

NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (PTI): A day before the crucial tenth round of talks with representatives of protesting farmers on controversial new farm laws, the Centre on Monday said both sides want to resolve the longcontinuing stalemate at the earliest but it was getting delayed due to involvement of people of other ideologies.

Asserting that the new farm laws are in the interest of the farming community, the government said obstacles do come whenever good things or measures are taken and it is taking longer to resolve the issue as farmers’ leaders want a solution their own way.

The tenth round of talks between the Centre and 41 protesting farmers’ unions is scheduled for Tuesday at 12 noon at Vigyan Bhawan in the heart of the national capital.

Separately, a Supreme Court-appointed panel to resolve the crisis is also scheduled to hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

Farmers during their ongoing protest against new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI)

The previous rounds of talks between the government and farmers have failed to reach any concrete results, as protesting unions have stuck to their main demand for repealing the new

laws, but the government has refused to do so.

Speaking to PTI, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said: “It is different when farmers talk to us directly. When leaders

get involved, then it becomes difficult. There could have been early solution had the discussions were held with farmers directly.”

Since people of different ideologies have entered

into the protest, they want a solution in their own way, he said. “Both sides want a solution, but they have different points of view and hence it is taking more time.

But a definite solution will emerge,” he noted.

Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, are protesting for nearly two-months at various Delhi borders against the three farm laws enacted by the central government in September 2020.

Separately, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, while addressing a virtual event, reiterated that the three farm laws will be beneficial for farmers.

“These laws were expected earlier but the previous government could not implement because of pressure. It was the Modi government that took a bold step and brought these laws passed in Parliament...

Whenever a good thing happens, there are obstacles,” Tomar said.

5 2 bogies of train Clash in Kutch during rally for derail in Lucknow Ram temple donation; 3 injured LU C K N OW, J A N 1 8 (PTI): Two bogies of a passenger train on its way from Amritsar to Jaynagar in Bihar derailed in Lucknow on Monday morning, a railway official said. No casualties were reported. The 4674 Shahid Express left for its onward journey shortly after the incident, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Jagtosh Shukla said.

The incident took place around 8 am when the train left platform no. 1 at the Charbagh railway station and two of its bogies derailed, DRM Northern Railway, Sanjay Tripathi said.

Among the derailed bogies, one was an AC three tier and another sleeper, and a total of 130 passengers were travelling in them, the DRM said. The passengers of the derailed bogies were shifted to other compartments and the train left for onwards journey around 10.25 am, DRM said. A three-member inquiry committee has been constituted to look into the matter and it has been asked to submit its report in seven days, he said.

GANDHIDHAM (GUJ), JAN 18 (PTI): Three persons have been injured in a clash between members of two communities in Gujarat’s Kutch district during a rally for collection of funds for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, police said on Monday.

After the incident took place on Sunday evening, the body of a man was found about 200 metres from the clash site in Kidana village, and the police are trying to ascertain if he was killed as part of that violence, Kutch (East) Superintendent of Police Mayur Patil said.

Two groups clashed and started throwing stones at each other in the village on Sunday evening when a procession was being taken out for the collection of funds for the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, an official from Gandhidham (B-Division) police station said. Some vehicles were also set afire by rioters, he

said.

The police lobbed teargas shells to bring the situation under control, he said.

Three persons were injured in the incident and were admitted in a hospital, the official said.

A man was killed with sharp weapons after a group attacked an autorickshaw on the village outskirts, and the police are trying to ascertain if he was killed as part of the clash, Superintendent of Police Mayur Patil said.

“We have lodged a case of murder after the man was killed by some unidentified persons on the village outskirts, some 200 metres away from the place where the clash broke out.

We are trying to find out who killed him and why,” Patil said.

The victim, hailing from Jharkhand, was returning from work in an auto-rickshaw when a group of unidentified persons carryinglathis (wooden sticks) attacked the vehicle, he said.

Chatgate: Arnab’s WhatsApp chat... Mamata to contest against ex-TMC leader Suvendu in Nandigram would never allow “a handful of people” to sell out Bengal to the BJP. “ T h o s e w h o h ave left the party have my best wishes. Let them become president and vice president of the country. But don’t

Adhikari accepts Mamata’s dare, says will defeat her in Nandigram or quit politics West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally in Nadigram, Monday. (PTI)

state party president Subrata Bakshi to approve my name from this seat,” Banerjee said.

Bakshi, who was on the podium, swiftly accepted the request.

Nandigram was the scene of massive public protest against “forcible” land acquisition by the then Left Front government for creation of a special economic zone.

The protracted and often bloody protests added to Banerjee and her party’s political heft and catapulted the TMC to power in 2011, marking the end of the Left Front rule of 34 years.

Adhikari is considered the face face of the movement in Nandigram, some 130 km south-west of Kolkata.

After switching over to ther BJP, Adhikari has often accused Banerjee of having forgotten the people of the area who helped her gain power in the state.

Banerjee is at present the MLA from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata.

“If possible, I will contest from both Bhawanipore and Nandigram. In case I am unable to contest from Bhawanipore, someone else will,” she said.

Baner jee said she

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“If I am fielded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics,” he asserted.

Adhikari, however, said unlike the TMC, which is run “autocratically” by Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek, in BJP the candidates are decided after discussion and it was for the party to take a call on his candidature.

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Culling operation of poultry is continuing in the epicentre of Haryana (Panchkula district).

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New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS): The Centre said on Monday that outbreak of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in 5 states for poultry birds and in 9 states for crows/migratory/wild birds till date.

As per the statement by the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairies, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in samples of dead heron from Tis Hazari, New Delhi and in crows from Red Fort, and an advisory in this regard has been issued to the Delhi government for taking necessary action.

In Maharashtra, RRTs has been deployed and culling of poultry birds is underway in all the affected epicentres. Culling operations have been completed in CPDO, Mumbai and cleaning and disinfection is in process, said the Ministry.

Similarly, culling and sanitization operations have been completed in the epicentres of Latur district in Kendrewadi village, Ahmedpur, Sukani village, and Tondar village (Vajrawadi) in Udgir taluk and Kurdwadi village in Ausa taluk. Further, in Madhya Pradesh (Harda and Mandsaur districts) and Chhattisgarh (Balod district), RRTs have been deployed for culling of poultry birds in a 1 km radius of the epicentres

NANDIGRAM/ KOLKATA (WB), JAN 18 (PTI): Mamata Banerjee on Monday declared she will contest the upcoming assembly election from Nandigram, as she took her battle for West Bengal to the home turf of poitical heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, who recently quit the TMC and joined the BJP. That Banerjee chose Nandigram to make the big announcement reflects the TMC supremo’s determination to take the BJP, which has launched a spirited campaign to unseat her after a decade-long stint in power, head on.

Addressing a rally here, Banerjee said she is not worried about those joining rival parties as they were hardly around when the TMC was formed.

Banerjee said these leaders left the ruling party to protect the money “they have looted” in the last few years.

“I have always started my campaign for the assembly polls from Nandigram.

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“Doval met me before taking off for Srinagar. They will push this through,” he added.

‘Case should be registered against Goswami’: Some security experts said the purported conversations indicated national security had been compromised.

“We do not know yet how much did he (Arnab Goswami) know about this sensitive operation. This is absolutely a compromise of national security. He is close to the ruling establishment and someone within the system must have leaked it.

Else, how could he know about such a sensitive operation which only a few people within the government were aware of ?” said Jayadeva Ranade, a former Indian intelligence officer and China expert.

“That man is a national security risk. The government should tighten the agencies now and needs a thorough investigation. This is symptomatic of laxity and the weaknesses in the system and needs to be plugged,” he added. R.K. Yadav, a former RAW officer, said this called for an investigation. “Anyone in the system could have given it to him. This should be seriously investigated,” he said.

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to the Valley accordingly.

“Sushma is going to OIC on 2 March. That means nothing till then. Expectation is between then and 15th March. As of now either way I would discourage you from going to Kashmir on those dates. If inevitable, let me know. Will arrange some security,” Goswami purportedly said.

On 27 February 2019, Dasgupta asked Goswami “was yesterday’s air strike the ‘big one’ you spoke about? Or something more coming”? Goswami then replied, “More to come”.

He further added, “Broken: Pak planes have crossed loc. One pak f 16 crashes.

One a Indian also.”

Dasgupta then suggested, “You should embed some reporters. Would be a coup. Like CNN. In Iraq.”

In other chats, Goswami told Dasgupta how Republic TV was on top of the J&K story.

In a conversation later in the day, Goswami said, “Big yesterday because my first burst of reporters landing in Srinagar were from Bharat. Last night I had the biggest story first. Today I was called by NSA and asked how I got the news.

Everyone in NSA and PMO is hooked to Bharat.”

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(From p-1) On 14 February at 4.19 pm, soon after the attack, Goswami texted Dasgupta how Republic TV was 20 minutes ahead on the biggest terrorist attack of the year in Kashmir as the “only channel with ground presence”.

An hour later, Dasgupta reverted, “Modi happened yesterday,” to which Goswami said, “Have planned some build-up thing after we spoke. Idea to gain massive spike. So used his speech yesterday and pushed it by a bit.” Goswami added, “This attack we have won like crazy”. “Doing lots and lots and lots of stuff after we spoke.”

Goswami on ‘major development’: The purported conversations also show Goswami dissuading Dasgupta from visiting Kashmir around March because of a “major development” that was awaited.

The Republic TV Editor told Dasgupta that since the then external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was going for the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) conference in Abu Dhabi on 2 March, it will not happen then, but is expected soon after, so he should plan his travel

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXxI NO. 43 Dimapur, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021

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othing could be more damning for Nagaland Lok Ayukta Justice Uma Nath Singh when he was issued an ultimatum by the Supreme Court to step down from his position given the spate of controversies the former high court chief justice has been embroiled in. The government of Nagaland, had in its petition for removal of the Lok Ayukta , listed several instances of Justice Uma Nath Singh making “unjust and arbitrary” personal demands on the state government. The apex court took cognisance of the petition filed by the Nagaland AG that Justice Singh has continued to work online from Delhi even though the chief secretary did not approve of this.

Singh had written a letter to the state government in May stating that he would work online from Delhi. However when he was informed personally that such a request couldn’t be accepted as it would need an amendment to the statute, the Lok Ayukta allegedly “engineered” a letter from the state chief secretary’s office to that effect without the incumbent’s knowledge on June 6. Justice Singh’s advocate responded that he was working in Delhi because of the outbreak of Covid-19.

However, the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde wondered how the Lok Ayukta of Nagaland would discharge his duties while sitting in Delhi. The court said he was “demeaning” himself and the office and suggested that it was better to give up the post. The Nagaland AG also mentioned that before joining the Meghalaya high court, Justice Singh was a judge in the Allahabad high court. He was transferred to Allahabad from the Punjab and Haryana high court after repeated conflicts between him and the members of that High Court Bar Association.

The report also said that Justice Singh demanded that the commissioner of police be present at the airport to receive and see him off every time, besides seeking army deployment for his protection. It was reported that Justice Singh had also demanded the chief minister’s old bungalow as his residence and wanted his photograph to be displayed on government websites along with that of the governor and state chief minister. According to a Bar and Bench report, the state AG Balagopal also told the court that Justice Singh had asked a high ranking police office at Dimapur to buy two pairs of shoes and send them to his residence at Kohima. It was reported that Justice Singh had told the police office “to take pictures of the shoes and send them by WhatsApp for the Lokayukta’s approval.” The state government, in its plea, has urged the apex court to pass appropriate direction in exercise of its power under Article 142 of the Constitution “to ensure that the institutional integrity of the post of Nagaland Lokayukta and the spirit” of the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017 “are preserved”. The appointment of Justice Uma Nath Singh in February 2019 as Nagaland Lok Ayukta was widely hailed by cross sections of society.

However, a few months into his assignment, Justice Singh as Lok Ayukta appeared to be at war with the state government rather than corruption.

It is hoped that the Supreme Court will accept Justice Singh’s earlier request to replace him and ensure that another senior judge is appointed as Lok Ayukta to put the office back on track.

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“You shall be witnesses to Me…” (Acts 1:8). That means lives of pure, uncompromising, and unrestrained devotion to the Lord Jesus, which will be satisfying to Him wherever He may send us.

Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of true devotion to Jesus is the service we do for Him. It is easier to serve than to pour out our lives completely for Him. The goal of the call of God is His satisfaction, not simply that we should do something forHim. We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles. Are we more devoted to service than we are to Jesus Christ Himself?

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y the time you read this lakhs of chickens will have died of Avian Flu. Some will have died naturally. Others will have been beaten to death or strangled.

How many do you think will be buried or burnt ? Very few. Most of them will land on your plate, sold at reduced prices by the poultries.

So what, you say. The newspapers have repeatedly told you that bird flu makes no difference to the quality of chicken you eat and, as long as you cook it, you will come to no harm.

This is utter rubbish and it is being doled out by two interested parties: the poultry industry themselves, so that they do not go completely bankrupt and you continue to buy the diseased dead birds. The second is the government itself : the Animal Husbandry Ministries, who are solely invented to see that India has more poultries, more slaughterhouses. The more animals are eaten, the more successful the Ministry is.

Their mandate is NOT sick people. Their mandate is to see that people keep buying chickens, diseased or not.

The mandate for looking after sick people belongs to the Ministry of Health.

And never the twain shall

meet.

Every article will tell you that no humans have ever had Avian Flu. And that it can’t spread from bird to human. This is not true.

If Avian Flu was not zoonotic why are the birds being killed under the Infectious and Contagious Diseases Prevention Act 2009. The word zoonotic means a disease that can be transmitted to a human by an animal. Do you think any government cares when a bird suffers. The only time they wake up is when they know that the disease of the bird can be transmitted to a human. It was first detected in 18 humans in 1997 working in a live bird market in Hong Kong (again Chinese).

The strain was identified as H5N1- the same strain that is in India now - with a high mortality rate. Six of the 18 humans died.

Bird Flu has spread across the country. Every single state has it and lakhs are being killed from Himachal Pradesh to Kerala.

You, who cower in fear of COVID – this is also a viral flu disease : avian influenza. The Influenza Type A virus has several strains.

When it first came to India it was H1N1. Fourteen years later this massive outbreak is from the mutated virus now called H5N1 and H8N1.

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Protect yourself Just as syphilis, in every language, means the disease of foreigners, every government believes that avian flu comes from migratory birds from a different country, who spread it as their faeces drop from the air and straight into the poultries. That country may never have had bird flu, but their birds have developed it as they fly towards India ??

I find it far more likely that the poultries give it to the migratory birds, who have no resistance and so they die. According to the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), six countries are considered the permanent centres for H5N1 virus in poultry.

We top the list followed by China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and Egypt.

In each of these countries you have to see the horrific conditions that chickens are normally kept in to understand why they fall prey so quickly to Avian Flu.

In India the poultries are like hells on earth. The chickens are kept in filthy small cages unable to move, with sliced off beaks and toes to prevent them from picking each other’s feathers. They are full of sores.

Most of them have had rounds of other common diseases: Encephalomyelitis, Chicken Anaemia Virus Infection, Chlamydiosis, Infectious Bronchitis, Infectious Bursal Disease, Infectious Coryza, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, tick fever or Spirochaetosis, Avian Leucosis.

They have per manent diarrhoea, some have bloody diarrhoea from a parasite called coccidia.

Most of them cannot walk without extreme difficulty and many have rickets. They have warts and a thick discharge from their eyes, they have pus filled abscesses on their necks and feet. Many of them have diabetes, and a large number have tuberculosis and they can hardly

breathe in the damp poisonous air that pervades the poultry. They inhale their own dried faeces. They have a deficiency of Vitamin A and manganese, which makes them lame with swollen eyes. They cough and sneeze. They have round worms and tape worms, lice and fleas, ticks and mites.

They live on a diet of antibiotics and dried food with sawdust in it.

They die often of heart attacks.

Every now and then they are wiped out by the contagious fowl pox, fowl cholera or Ranikhet disease.

How could you think that these diseased unhappy creatures would not get Avian flu ?

How does it spread to humans ? From those people who work in poultries – which is how COVID started. And those who eat poultry products.

The WHO sta r ted by saying that there is no evidence that the virus can spread through food – provided it is cooked at more than 60 degree Celsius.

What they have neglected to say is that the chicken is handled by you long before it is cooked. You buy the raw chicken from an open street vendor, touch it with your hands, put it into your

fridge, put it in various utensils, which are not washed at boiling temperatures but with ordinary tap water.

You cut it and splice it and then cook it. By then the virus is in a hundred places and you could have become a carrier.

Even WHO has now diluted its own message and warns that these new mutants viruses could turn into another pandemic. H5N1 has already proven to be very dangerous to humans.

When the disease spreads to humans, it affects the respiratory tract illness, and its symptom include Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, similar to one caused by Covid-19.You will start with fever, cough and a sore throat. You can have abdominal pain and diarrhoea. All these symptoms are similar to Covid.

There have been no tests for it in India. The government labs are now rolling out a test to see whether you have COVID or avian flu. There is no vaccine or treatment.

Protect yourself. Don’t eat chicken or eggs. Close down the illegal street vendors. I have done that in my constituency. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www.peopleforanimalsindia.org

Post-mortem

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Courageous Conservatives

n February 4, 2020, in his third State of the Union (SOTU) address, which turned out to be his last, President Donald Trump was joined by two very special guests, Robin Schneider and her two years old daughter Ellie Schneider. Born at just 21 weeks and 6 days, Ellie Schneider becomes one of the earliest premature babies ever to survive in modern history. It was the wonder of modern medical sciences, miracle from God and the sacrifice and courage of a loving mom who decided not to abort her unborn child and instead choose to do everything she can to give the child the right to live that had helped saved the life of a precious girl from an apparent pre-mature death.

This moving story of Robin and Ellie Schneider epitomized the main theme of Trump’s Presidency where he had joined conservatives pro-life movement not just in America but around the globe in defending LIFE as a gift from God and reminding all that government or any human institutions has no right to destroy life at any stage of life, from the moment of conception.

The story of Ellie Schneider is a success story of a pro-life movement that is defending life for decades against the dreadful force/elements which seeks to destroy it under the pretext of “choice”. And she and her mother could able to make it to the SOTU 2020 because the president values life.

The president did not choose “Roe v. Wade” activists/leaders or “Black Lives Matter” rioters and honor them in his SOTU speech in order to gain undue political mileage out of it. Instead by choosing Robin and Ellie Schneider, he had testified to America and to the world his love for life and his commitment to protect the same at any cost and under any given political circumstances.

But the story of Ellie is also a tragic reminder about the millions of unborn babies/ lives who were not fortunate enough like her as they had to face unwanted abortion out of “choice” or forced to end their lives because of failing to avail the medical facilities thereby denying their right to live. This is a reminder of the massive challenges ahead for the conservatives in their mission to save and promote lives.

If there is one defining characteristic of Donald Trump’s presidency and the bitter American divide that ensued during his four years reign, then it is that he and his fellow conservatives stand on the side that believes that all lives, including black and unborn, matters, and that

life is created by God and that it cannot be defined and determined by government. Donald Trump will be remembered by posterity as the most pro-life, pro-people, pro-religious liberty and anti-establishment/elites president in modern history of America.

It was an unprecedented opportunity for the president to appoint three conservatives Justices, in his four years reign, to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that had helped him pushed forward the conservatives’ values in the country. One immediate effect of the conservatives’ majority SCOTUS was the overturning of the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s religious restriction in November 2020.

In a landmark ruling on the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Brooklyn, New York Vs Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor Of New York, the SCOTUS invalidated Cuomo and his Democrats’ anti-religious liberty agenda to trampled citizens’ right to worship on the pretext of containing the spread of Covid-19 virus, and ensured that the ruling will be in favor of religious liberty for all and not on the side that seek to empower government to wield unlimited powers against its citizens.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of the three SCOTUS’ Justices appointed by Donald Trump, in his powerful concurring on the ruling affirmed, “Government is not free to disregard the First Amend¬ment in times of crisis”. This concurring is indeed to protect the right of the citizens from any possible government interference even in times of “crisis”. For history had clearly demonstrated that “crisis” serves as a perfect opportunity for any government to curbs the rights of the citizens and used those occasion of “crisis” simply to advance their vested political agendas. In the past, the Nazi Germany had done the same when they had used the burning of German parliament building as perfect opportunity to consolidate its grip of power. In the aftermath of the burning of the parliament building, the Nazi government had declared national emergency and curbs all the civil, political and religious rights that its citizens enjoys in the country.

And there is no guarantee that the today’s governments of the world would not exploit the Covid-19 crisis to create a political mechanism to keep people within its control system. The Gorsuch’s concurring, though, had rest assured that the First Amendment, which empowers citizens the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, cannot

be disregarded nor suspended under any given circumstances or crisis.

It’s worth mentioning here that Donald Trump became the first US President to hold a conference on Religious Liberty at United Nations in September 2019. This had recognized religious freedom as the very basic and essential right of every human being. One can only hope that the SCOTUS’ ruling last November and Donald Trump’s initiative at UN will help promote religious liberty not only in America but all through out the world, and that the world community will address the serious crisis prevailing in many parts of the world where religious minorities are persecuted and their right to freedom of religion are denied, in many cases by state establishment itself.

The last SCOTUS’ ruling on religious liberty is a powerful testimony that the eventful Donald Trump’s presidency will impact for many generations to come. By appointing an unprecedented three Conservatives Justices to the SCOTUS who are expected to interpret Constitution as it is written and defend life and religious freedom, he had cemented his legacy as the Champion of Life and Religious Liberty, reminding all that government has no right to dictate its citizens on what kind of religion to follow or regulate the way people worship.

Conservatives’ pro-life movement is not centered on the personality of Donald Trump.

He is just part of the movement.

The conservatives supported Donald Trump because he is pro-life. But more than that, the conservatives are pro-life, and that’s why they supported him. Nevertheless his presence in White House for last four eventful years had made the movement stronger. And the momentum that he had built for the conservatives will impact for many generations to come.

Decades from now, Ellie Schneider and her generation, who survived similar challenges like her, will be praising God, and thanking Donald Trump and his fellow conservatives’ pro-life champions because of whose efforts they were alive.

But until the time Ellie and her generation will be mature and conscious enough to learn to appreciate and be thankful to all those who were responsible for bringing them into this world alive, conservatives around the globe has mounting task ahead: many lives yet to save and need to inspire people to join the movement in defending life and promoting freedom of religion for all.

Dr. Nsungbemo Ezung, Wokha

Making privacy a mainstream debate

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n the wee hours of a rather cold Delhi winter morning, I received a phone call from my rather anxious 83-year-old uncle. He asked, “What should I do? I just accepted the new WhatsApp terms without reading too much into it. How can I withdraw it now? WhatsApp has been my only means to communicate with my kids in US. What do I do if they shift to Telegram? What happens to my data on WhatsApp?” This was not an isolated conversation, indicating that we are at a potentially seminal moment of consumer understanding of privacy and what it entails.

Since its inception, WhatsApp has claimed security and privacy as its core DNA. With its new “takeit-or-leave-it” policy, Whatsapp essentially threatened users of deleting their accounts, unless they accept the new terms before May. The earlier deadline was February 8, but was deferred. Consumers are now recognising that there is a price attached to the service.

Since 2016, WhatsApp has been sharing data with Facebook, with the caveat that users could opt out by manually editing their settings within 30 days. So, this new policy is not about WhatsApp sharing more data with Facebook than it already did until now. It is, rather, about Facebook leveraging user data and engagement on WhatsApp to build a platform where businesses can start sharing and selling products and services to WhatsApp users. None of this is a surprise. Facebook’s acquisition was always with an intent to monetise WhatsApp for its data.

WhatsApp, with its new “takeit-or leave-it” privacy policy, may not have anticipated the severe consumer backlash against it. Consumers often miss reading the rather small fine print of the terms of the services. However, the fact that the new terms are mandatory made all the difference.

Telegram and Signal are the two platforms that consumers are embracing, with installs flying off the charts for both of them. Telegram offers extensive features such as larger

groups, heavy files, and unlimited cloud storage along with end-to-end encrypted secret chats. Signal, on the other hand, is a relatively new name for most consumers in India. It offers a simple UX and some basic features with default end-to-end encryption.

As network effects shape the future of messaging and communications apps, the question of which of the platforms emerges as a sustainable alternative needs to be seen. If you are still on the fence, and contemplating what to do next if you are on WhatsApp, here is my answer.

Over the short-term, nothing much has changed. WhatsApp remains secure. WhatsApp remains end-to-end encrypted. And it will continue to share data as it has been doing all along. However, all of this is immaterial if users keep shifting to other apps before May. You need to be on the same platform where most of your peers, business partners, and most importantly, your loved ones are.

If you take a long-term view, the future will never be the same from here on for WhatsApp. The messaging service has now moved into a different trajectory — one focused on monetisation. It will now find it tough to regain or retain user trust.

While messages remain secure and encrypted, as Facebook seeks to build tighter cross-platform integration across its ecosystem, the user data on WhatsApp could fall prey to it through data-sharing, or, for instance, targeted and precise advertising. There is no assurance that there will not be any further changes to the terms of use going forward. It all boils down to whether one is WhatsApp’s consumer or rather its product offering.

The conversation around WhatsApp policy has moved beyond just those engaged in the world of tech policy and privacy. When consumers, like my 83-year-old uncle, seek to grasp and work out the issues around what privacy means and entails, you know change is in the air.

Prabhu Ram (Heads the Industry Intelligence Group (IIG) at CyberMedia Research)

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Implementation of ‘No work, No pay’

Sir,

The recent directives by the principal director of education regarding the withholding of the salary for absentee employees have garnered the attention of almost every Naga. When thousands of dedicated employees are working incessantly to earn a living, some dishonest employees sit idly at home and build mansions with the hard earned money of someone else.

The gist here is, isn’t it the duty of every government employee to work and get salary? Is it not the job of every sensible human being to work and earn an honest living?

The private company employees work round the clock with almost no holidays but the huge gap in the salaries of a government employee and the private employee makes one question the fairness of the government.

Therefore, as a respect to those who honestly earn a living with their own hard work, I urge the govt to implement the “No work, No pay” policy in every governmental department of Nagaland.

Bongmei Phom, Dimapur

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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houses to follow when reporting in cases of suicide.

Following weeks of exhaustive arguments, the bench had on November 6 last year reserved its verdict on a bunch of PILs seeking that the press, particularly TV news channels, be restrained in their reportage on the death Rajput.

The PILs, filed through senior counsel Aspi Chinoy, by activists, private citizens, and a group of retired police officers, had also sought that TV news channels be stopped from conducting a media trial into the case.

During the arguments, the Union government’s counsel, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, had said there already existed adequate statutory as well as self-regulatory mechanism for the media, including TV news channels, to follow while printing or broadcasting any news item.

Smoking can’t protect against Covid: Experts

NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (AGENCIES): Health experts have countered a panIndia CSIR serosurvey that said smokers were found to have lower seroprevalence, indicating that they are at lesser risk of contracting Covid-19.

The survey, published Sunday, was conducted using samples from 10,427 adult individuals working in the CSIR’s (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) laboratories or institutions, and their family members, based on voluntary participation, to assess the presence of antibodies in them. It claimed that it is the first evidence from the general population, which indicated that smoking might be protective against Covid.

“Our finding that smokers are less likely to be seropositive is the first report from the general population and part of growing evidence that despite Covid-19 being a respiratory disease, smoking may be protective,” the study said.

But doctors and experts that ThePrint spoke to said that smoking cannot protect against Covid as it reduces the immune response of the body, which in turn makes antibodies disappear faster — which is why

seroprevalence in smokers may be lower. Experts also said the serosurvey doesn’t establish a cause and effect association.

The CSIR serosurvey contradicted the Union Health Ministry’s 2020 document that stated smokers are likely to be more vulner-

able to the Covid infection due to increased touching between fingers and lips, which augments transmissibility. Doctors, who have been treating Covid patients, said that susceptibility of the disease was found to be higher in smokers.

“We have not found

such evidence in our hospital of smokers having any protection from Covid as this serosurvey suggests. But we have seen that smokers have higher susceptibility to Covid infection. This is because their immune system is compromised and their lungs are already affected by smoking,” said Dr B.L. Sherwal, medical director, at Delhi-government run Rajiv Gandhi Superspeciality Hospital “Seroprevalence may have been lower because antibodies may disappear due to slow immune response among smokers.”

Health experts also echoed similar sentiments.

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The metro network in Ahmedabad and Surat will further strengthen the connectivity in the two major business centres of the country, Modi said, adding the government is developing an integrated urban transport system.

The difference between the approach of his government and the previous governments is the (pace of) expansion of the metro rail network across the country, he said.

“Before 2014, only 225 km of metro line became operational in 10-12 yrs. In the last six years, over 450 km of metro network became operational,” Modi said.

The Ahmedabad and

Surat metro projects are expected to provide an environment friendly Mass Rapid Transit System to these cities.

Modi said the metro projects are designed keeping in mind both present as well as future needs.

The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is 28.25 km long with two corridors. While corridor-1 is 22.8 km long and is from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir, corridor-2 is 5.4 km long and is from GNLU to GIFT-City. The total completion cost of the Phase-II project is Rs 5,384 crore, an official said.

Modi inaugurated the 6.5 km stretch of Phase-1 in March 2019.

The Surat Metro Rail Project is 40.35 km long and comprises two corridors.

While corridor-1 is 21.61 km long and is from Sarthana to Dream City. Corridor-2 is 18.74 km long and is from Bhesan to Saroli. The completion cost of the project Rs 12,020 crore.

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MUMBAI, JAN 18 (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday asked media houses to exercise restraint when reporting on suicide cases, saying “media trial leads to interference and obstruction to administration of justice”.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said some reportage by Republic TV and Times Now in the aftermath of the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput were “contemptuous”.

The bench further said that it had, however, decided against taking any action against the channels. The HC said such reportage by any media organisation, that obstructs an ongoing investigation or administration of justice in a case, will amount to contempt of court.

“Media trial leads to interference and obstruction to administration of justice and violates programme code under the Cable TV Network Regulation Act,” it observed.

“Any reportage has to be in accordance with the norms of journalistic standards and ethics, else media houses stand to face contempt action,” it said.

The HC also issued a slew of guidelines for media

AHMEDABAD, JAN 18 (PTI): Work is in progress on over 1,000 km long metro rail network in 27 cities in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing.

“There was a time when there was no modern thinking and policy on metro in our country. The result was that there was a different (type of) metro in each city,” Modi said.

There was no uniformity then on the metro trains which started in different cities. There was no integration of metro with other modes of transport back then,” he said.

Now, an integrated approach has been brought in so that various modes of transport, such bus and trains, complement each other rather than running independently, he added.

Both the metro projects in Gujarat would come up at an estimated cost of around Rs 17,000 crore, Modi said.

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victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh.

Nandi said the second block of the flypast will consist of nine formations.

These nine formations are ‘Sudarshan’, ‘Rakshak’, ‘Bhim’, ‘Netra’, ‘Garuda’, ‘Eklavya’, ‘Trinetra’, ‘Vijay’ and ‘Brahmastra’, he said.

One Rafale along with two Jaguar and MiG-29 aircraft each will conduct the ‘Eklavya’ formation in the second block of the flypast, he said.

Wing Commander Tej Pratap Pandey said models of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile Dhruvastra will feature in the IAF’s Republic Day

NAVSARI, JAN 18 (PTI): Three children and two adults have drowned after their boat capsized in a lake in Gujarat’s Navsari district when a large number of tourists tried to get on to the vessel while some others were disembarking, police said on Monday.

Nearly 15 others were injured in the melee caused by tourists getting in and out of the boat in a rush on Sunday evening, and official from Chikhli police station said.

The incident took place in a lake at Soldhara Eco Point, a tourist spot in Chikhli taluka of Navsari, he said.

“Due to the rush of tourists, the boat capsized when people tried to get on to it at the same time when others were disembarking,” he said.

Later, fire department personnel launched a rescue operation and fished out five bodies till late night, he said.

The deceased included a 30-year-old woman, her two children aged 1.5 and 10 years, another six-yearold child and a 28-year-old man, he said.

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1020 hours and the second after the parade from 1120 hours to 1145 hours.

In the first block, there will be three formations.

The first will be the ‘Nishan’ formation comprising of four Mi17V5 aircraft that will carry the national flag and logos of all three services, Nandi said.

It will be followed by the ‘Dhruv’ formation by four helicopters of Army Aviation Corps, he said.

The last would be the ‘Rudra’ formation which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s victory in the 1971 war, he said, adding that it will consist of a single Dakota aircraft flanked by two Mi17V5 helicopters.

On December 16 last year, India launched yearlong celebrations of its

parade tableaus.

“It (tableaus) will showcase scaled-down models of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Sukhoi-30Mki and Rohini radar,” he said.

Indigenously developed next-generation antiradiation missile Rudram and anti-tank guided missile Dhruvastra will be displayed on the LCA and the LCH respectively, Pandey said.

Sukhoi-30Mki will display indigenously developed Astra and Brahmos missiles, he said.

Indigenously developed Akash missile will be displayed along with the Rohini radar, he added.

Wing Commander Vasudev Ahuja said the IAF’s marching contingent at the parade will consist of four officers and 96 soldiers marching in a box formation of 12 rows and eight columns.

The marching contingent will be led by Flight Lieutenant Tanik Sharma and three supernumerary officers -- Flight Lieutenant Manjeet Singh, Flight Lieutenant Apoorva Yadav and Flying Officer Kuttapa.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 18 (PTI): The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India’s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Monday.

In the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude, pulls up vertically and conducts rolls before stabilising at higher altitude.

“The flypast will culminate with a single Rafale aircraft carrying out a ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation,” IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said at a press conference here.

In a major boost to India’s air power capability, five French-made multirole Rafale fighter jets were inducted into the IAF on September 10 last year.

A total of 38 IAF aircraft and four planes of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast on January 26, Nandi said.

As is traditionally the case, the spokesperson said, the flypast will be divided into two blocks – the first is planned along with the parade from 1004 hours to

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crosses,” said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. According to Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, the rupee depreciated as the greenback remained firm amid risk aversion.

“Dollar demand from importers also weighed on the local unit,” he said adding that weak Asian currencies and lower Indian equity market weighed on sentiments.

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Till now, 65 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to the states and UT with Legislative Assembly. Out of this, an amount of Rs 65,582.96 crore has been released to the states and an amount of Rs 6,417.04 crore has been released to the three UTs with Legislative Assembly.

48,564.27, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 152.40 points or 1.06 per cent to 14,281.30. Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 971.06 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.24 per cent to USD 54.97 per barrel.

“Rupee consolidated in a narrow range in the first half of the session but fell in the latter half following weakness in domestic equities. The currency fell as the dollar rose against its major

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leased to 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry) who are members of the GST Council. The remaining 5 states - Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim - do not have a gap in revenue on account of GST implementation.

kadam, Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.

Demand for the US dollar increased on worries over rising coronavirus cases across the globe and decline in stock markets.

Market sentiments were hurt on weaker-than-expected economic data from the US, he said. “Traders remained cautious ahead of Janet Yellen’s appearance before the Senate Finance Committee and President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration,” he said, adding that the sharp fall was prevented on steady FII inflows. On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 470.40 points or 0.96 per cent lower at

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New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS): The Finance Ministry on Monday released the 12th weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to the states to meet the GST compensation shortfall.

Out of this, an amount of Rs 5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 states and an amount of Rs 483.40 crore has been re-

Mumbai, Jan 18 (PTI): The rupee plunged by 21 paise to settle at a week’s low of 73.28 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking weak domestic equities and a rebound in the American currency.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.21 against the greenback and swung between a low of 73.30 and a high of 73.18 during the session. It finally settled down by 21 paise at 73.28, the lowest closing level since January 11.

On Friday, the rupee had settled at 73.07 against the American currency.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.15 per cent to 90.91.

“Indian rupee depreciated amid strong dollar and risk aversion in the domestic markets,” said Saif Mu-

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Rs 6K crore released to states to meet GST compensation shortfall

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI): Gold prices rose by Rs 117 to Rs 48,332 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday with recovery in international prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,215 per 10 grams.

Silver also jumped by Rs 541 to Rs 64,657 per kg from Rs 64,116 per kg in the previous trade.

The rupee depreciated by 21 paise to 73.28 against the US dollar on Monday.

In the international market, both gold and silver were trading in the green at USD 1,834 per ounce and USD 25 per ounce respectively.

The automaker reported an increase of 20% in its overall sales during December 2020 on a year-on-year basis.

Maruti Suzuki said its total production in December 2020 increased 33.78 per cent to 1,55,127 units.

The company had produced a total 1,15,949 units in the same month of 2019, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a regulatory filing.

Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki last Friday said it has launched an online financing platform at its Arena dealerships across 30 plus cities.

With the launch of Smart Finance platform, 24 out of 26 steps in the customer vehicle purchase journey have been digitised, the auto major said in a statement.

The digital platform allows customers to choose the best-suited loan product, completion of all finance related formalities and disbursal of loan, with just a few clicks, it added.

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nearly a month-long hiatus.

OMCs align the prices of domestic fuel with global benchmarks by taking into account alterations in the foreign exchange rates. Any changes in fuel prices are implemented with effect from 6 am every day. The fuel rates vary from state to state in the country due to the value-added tax or VAT.

price change varies across models and ranges up to Rs. 34,000 (Ex-Showroom Delhi),” the automaker said in a regulatory filing.

The company had, last month, announced that it will be increasing prices across its model range from January 2021.

The automaker had said that cost of vehicles severely impacted due to various input costs and it’s “necessary to pass on some of the impacts to custom-

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for Rs 75.13. After today’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur rose to Rs.87.34 per litre and diesel price increased to Rs.78.19 per litre. In the state capital Kohima, petrol price soared to Rs.88.31 per litre while diesel price was hiked to Rs.78.88 per litre.

State-owned OMCs had on January 6 resumed daily price revisions after

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DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the prices of petrol and diesel by 25 paisa per litre across metros on Monday after a three-day hiatus.

According to a price notification from OMCs, petrol now costs a lifetime high of Rs 84.95 per litre in Delhi while diesel comes

Gold gains Rs 117; silver jumps Rs 541

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Petrol, diesel prices hiked

New Delhi, Jan 18 (Agencies): The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday announced that it has decided to increase price of its models by up to Rs.34,000 (ex-showroomDelhi) from today. The new prices are effective from January 18, 2021, Mint reported.

“The Company is increasing the price for select models owing to increase in various input costs. The

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3786 consists of Class 3 and Class 4 workers like clerks and workplace helps will proceed to return to workplace at 60% energy.

A RBI spokesperson didn’t reply to an e-mail looking for remark.

“There may be not readability on when RBI will resume full energy however it is a step in the direction of normalisation similar to the RBI did with its liquidity measures a number of days in the past,” stated the individual cited above.

He was referring to the

(From p-1) NJCF urged the church to remain vigilant against false prophets or prophetess in order to maintain the sanctity of the church.

It also reminded the Christians to be on guard from such prophecies doing the round.

The forum suggested that one way to test a prophecy was to test it with the nature and universality and what was said.

Expressing its dismay over labelling of any new thing invented as “mark of the beast”, NJCF said this only exhibited “our shallowness and ignorance about the Christian teaching of salvation”.

“Our salvation is based on the work of a person and not on the invented things.

We are bought by the blood of Jesus Christ and those who believe and accept that will never lose their salvation because of a vaccine,” NJCF stated.

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The 2020 RBI annual report reveals that the central financial institution’s complete workers energy of 13,456 included 6670 Class 1 workers. About 2/3rds or 67% of those workers are designated as managers and above. All of them will now be anticipated to return to workplace.

The remainder of the 1/third or 33% will proceed to return at a decreased 60% energy, the individual cited above stated.

The opposite half of the RBI workers totalling

sale introduced by the RBI earlier this month in an try to raise in a single day market charges.

Like all giant organisations, the enterprise continuity committee of the RBI arrange a number of groups of educated personnel to function the time-sensitive essential actions in response to Covid 19. Various work space websites had been arrange in mid March and again buildings had been arrange in sizzling stand-by mode for transferring in at quick discover.

After essential enterprise processes had been secured, departments and department workplaces had been required to work-fromhome with impact from March 18, 2020, with personnel in workplace premises whittled right down to the barest minimal. The RBI has been therefore engaged on a do business from home foundation earlier than the federal government ordered a 21-day nation-wide lockdown on March 24, 2020.

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New Delhi, Jan 18 (Agencies): The Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) has ordered all its senior officers within the so referred to as Class 1 workers again to work because it restores regular working circumstances for the primary time since restrictions had been imposed as a result of Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.

Class 1 consists of managers and above who’re all anticipated to return to workplace beginning January 18 because the central financial institution embarks on normalisation of actions, stated two individuals conversant in the inner discover issued by the central financial institution.

“These officers usually work out of particular person cabins which suggests they will observe all security protocols and begin coming to work. Junior workers like clerks, officers and different assist like peons are nonetheless coming at 60% energy,” stated one of many individuals cited above.

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Israeli jets target Hamas sites in Gaza T E L AV I V, J A N 1 8 (IANS): The Israeli military said on Monday that its warplanes struck sites belonging to the Hamas in the Gaza Strip after two rockets were fired from the besieged Palestinian enclave.

An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement that the jets struck Hamas military targets, including a tunnels, reports Xinhua news agency.

The two rockets fired earlier from the Gaza Strip fell in the sea before reaching Israel, according to the Israeli military.

There were no reports of injuries on both sides.

It was not immediately clear which group in Gaza fired the rockets but the spokesperson said that Israel considers Hamas “responsible for all events transpiring in the Gaza Strip and emanating from it”. Hamas “will bear the consequences for terror activity against Israeli civilians”, the Israeli military warned. The army said it was “ready to continue operating as necessary against attempts to harm Israeli civilians or sovereignty”.

Managers of the operation were detained after they failed to report the accident for more than a day.

The mine in Qixia, a jurisdiction under the city of Yantai in Shandong province, had been under construction at the time of the blast, which occurred January 10.

More than 300 workers are seeking to clear obstructions while drilling a new shaft to reach the chambers where the workers were trapped and expel dangerous fumes.

“Keep on with the rescue efforts. We have hope,

thank you,” read the note, written in pencil on notebook paper and posted on Xinhua’s official website.

China’s mining industry has a reputation for skirting safety requirements amid massive demand for coal and precious minerals, although increased supervision has reduced the frequency of accidents that used to claim an average of 5,000 miners per year.

Two accidents in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing last year killed 39 miners, prompting the central government to order another safety overhaul.

More than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees flee into Sudan: UN

Ethiopian refugees fleeing into neighbouring Sudan amid military confrontation in east African country’s northernmost Tigray region.

ADDIS ABABA, JAN 18 (IANS): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said that more than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled into neighbouring Sudan amid military confrontation in east African country’s northernmost Tigray region.

A total of 58,612 Ethiopian refugees have been registered in Sudan since military confrontations between the federal and regional forces in the Tigray region broke out in November 2020, Xinhua news agency quoted the UN

agency as saying in a statement on Sunday.

According to the UNHCR, in a bid to mitigate “potential health and security risks”, the UN body has been working with partners to relocate refugees to camps away from the border, and 26,864 refugees have been moved to the designated refugee camps.

The Ethiopian government is presently providing protection to nearly 1 million refugees mainly from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan, who are being hosted across 26 camps

and non-camp locations.

Ethiopia’s federal government has been undertaking military operations in the conflict-ridden regional since November 2020 against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

The TPLF, which used to rule the region, reportedly attacked a command base of the Ethiopian Defenve Forces.

The clash followed rising tensions between Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party and the TPLF, as each side accused the other of trying to destabilise the country.

Singapore begins Sea-Air Vaccination Exercise New cluster detected in police dog unit SINGAPORE, JAN 18 (PTI): Singapore on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise, covering 37,000 frontline workers in the aviation and maritime sectors, which employ large number of foreign workers, as a new coronavirus cluster was reported in the last 24 hours.

During a visit to one of the vaccination centres at the Changi Airport Terminal 4, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said about 13,000 workers from the two sectors were scheduled to be vaccinated this week under the Sea-Air Vaccination Exercise.

On Monday, about 2,000 workers from the avia-

tion sector will receive the vaccine, while about 1,000 maritime workers will be vaccinated at the Raffles City Convention Centre in the central business district here. Priority will be given to the 20,000 frontline workers who may come into contact with travellers from highrisk countries, the Channel News Asia reported, citing the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).

“These include pilots,

cabin crew, airport and aircraft cleaners, security screeners, passenger service agents, baggage handlers and cargo handlers,” said the CAAS. “You all know that the aviation industry is decimated by COVID-19, but we must have the determination that when the crisis passes, Singapore will be an aviation hub of the region and the world again,” said Ong, adding, “Singapore Airlines

can be the first vaccinated international airline in the world.” Singapore reported 14 COVID-19 cases on Monday, two of which were local and 12 imported.

The Health Ministry said there was no new case in the foreign workers’ dormitories which were the main clusters during the peak of COVID-19 infection last year. All the COVID-19 clusters, or disease spreading points due to crowding, were cleared last year.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two new community cases of COVID-19 linked to a police para-veterinarian who had earlier tested positive, forming Singapore’s latest virus cluster.

Twenty-five police dogs who had interacted with the para-veterinarian have tested negative for the coronavirus, according to a report by Channel News Asia.

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alive because of Iran and not E3”.

Following the US exit from the nuclear deal in 2018 and imposition of sanctions against the Islamic republic, Iran urged the UK, France and Germany to “implement their obligations” to protect Iran’s interests under the JCPOA. As a result of the US’ unilateral exit, Iran has surpassed JCPOA-stipulated limits on its uranium enrichment level and on its stockpiles of heavy water and low-enriched uranium.

Iran has also lifted JCPOA limitations on its nuclear research and development activities.

On January 4, the Islamic Republic launched 20 per cent uranium enrichment process as part of the country’s Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions which was approved by the parliament in December 2020.

Samsung heir sentenced to prison for corruption SEOUL, JAN 18 (IANS): A Seoul court on Monday sentenced Lee Jae-yong, heir apparent of South Korea’s biggest family-run conglomerate the Samsung Group, to two years and a half in prison for corruption charges, including a bribery case involving former President Park Geun-hye.

The Seoul High Court gave Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., the prison term for bribing Park and her longtime friend, Choi Soon-sil, to win government support for a smooth transition of managerial power at the tech giant, reports Yonhap News Agency.

Park was later impeached and ousted for corruption and abuse of power. Lee, who was present at the hearing on Monday, was taken into custody immediately after the verdict was handed down, less than three years after he was released on a suspended sentence.

The 52-year-old Lee was charged in February 2017 with giving 29.8 billion won ($27.4 million) worth of bribes and promising to give more.

TOKYO, JAN 18 (IANS): In his first-ever policy speech since taking office last September, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday outlined his determination to contain the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. He made the speech in the Diet or Parliament as it began its regular session, which will continue through June 16, Xinhua news agency reported.

Suga vowed to tackle the surging infection cases and restore normal life “as soon as possible”. “To protect the lives and health of the Japanese people... I will get the situation back to normal as soon as possible,” he said. Earlier this month, the Prime Minister had declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures in a bid to stem the unabated resurgence, and has so far expanded it to seven more prefectures including Osaka and Aichi. “What is important is to provide necessary medical services to people in need. We will exhaust all measures to safeguard the medical system,” said the Japanese leader.

“We are all ready to deploy the Self-Defense Forces’ medical team if requested by Governors,” he added. As of Monday, the country’s overall Covid-19 infection tally and fatalities stood at 330,683 and 4,304, respectively. In his speech, he also pledged to go ahead

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with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer in the face of growing public opposition amid the resurgence. “We will press ahead with preparations, with determination of building watertight anti-infection measures and holding an event that can bring hope and courage to the world,” Suga said of the Olympics. Rumours ran wild recently that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be postponed to 2032, immediately causing a stir among athletes who had planned to compete at the showpiece event in less than 200 days.

Both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 organising committee had moved swiftly to deny such accusations, dismissing all such reports concerning the cancellation of the Games as “fake news”. They reaffirmed their commitment to hosting

the already-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games this summer.

While addressing the Die, Suga called South Korea “an important neighbour” when he touched on diplomacy polices, adding bilateral relations were in a very severe situation.

Earlier this month, a South Korean court ordered Japan’s government to pay damages to the South Korean victims who were forced into sex slavery for the Imperial Japan’s military brothels during World War II. Japan maintained that the case should be dropped given the sovereign immunity that allows a state to be immune from civil suit in foreign courts, but the South Korean court said it cannot be applied to the case as the illegal acts were crimes against humanity committed deliberately, systematically and widely by the Imperial Japan.

Aus unlikely to fully re-open borders

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing clinic at Mona Vale Hospital in the wake of a new outbreak in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney. (Reuters file)

CANBERRA, JAN 18 (IANS): Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Australian Department of Health, revealed on Monday that it was unlikely that the country’s borders will fully reopen in 2021.

Murphy, who headed Australia’s initial response to Covid-19 as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) before becoming the Department Secretary, said that full-scale travel to and from Australia would likely not resume until 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.

“I think the answer is probably no,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Monday when asked if bor-

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On the eve of 'Army Day' under the aegis of IGAR(N), 5 Sector Assam Rifle organised free Medical Camp for the people of Razeba Range on 15th Jan. 2021 at Razeba. More than 100 eye patients were treated and free spectacles were also distributed to the patients. In this regard, the RPO expresses its profound gratitude and appreciates the benevolent service of the 14 Assam Rifle and the concern Authorities for reaching out to the people during this time of Pandemic. The Organization further looks forward to such more events in the near future too. The RPO stay much Obligated to the "Friends of the Hill People".

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The Asukhomi Kughuko Welfare Society Kohima, congratulates the following members for defining success with hard work and dedication and achieving inspirational milestones in their careers.

1. Shri Inavi Chophy Promoted to Joint Director (URIS) under Urban Development Department.

2. Shri Kenneth Jakha Promoted to Head Master under School Education Department.

The Union wishes both of them good health, wisdom, and more accomplishments in the days to come. May God bless them abundantly in all their future endeavours.

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ders would “realistically” be reopened in 2021.

“I think we’ll go most of this year with substantial border restrictions. Even if we have a lot of the population vaccinated we don’t know whether that will prevent transmission of the virus and it’s likely that quarantine will continue for some time,” he said.

Australia has so far reported a total of 28,708 confirmed coronavirus cases, and the numbers of locally and overseas acquired cases in the last 24 hours were six and 13 respectively, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health.

The country’s death toll stood at 909.

Australia’s borders were closed to non-citizens and non-residents from March 20, 2020.

Australians were banned from leaving the country for non-essential reasons from March 25, 2020.

Murphy said on Monday that the unpredictable nature of the pandemic made it impossible to predict when Australians would be allowed to travel overseas en masse. “I don’t want to predict more than two or three months ahead, the world is changing.

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CHIZAMI VILLAGE COUNCIL FELICITATION The Chizami Village Council with profound joy and gratitude to our Almighty God, heartily congratulates our most revered son, Shri Rukewelo T. Mero, SP, Peren on being promoted to the rank of Senior SP by the Governor of Nagaland.

With immense pride and honour, the Council further wishes him with greater success and good health in fulfilling the responsibilities laid upon him in true spirit of dedication in all his future endeavours.

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BEIJING, JAN 18 (AP): Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.

The Xinhua News Agency said Monday a note passed through a rescue shaft Sunday night reported the fate of the other 10 remains unknown.

The handwritten note said four of the workers were injured and that the condition of others was deteriorating because of a lack of fresh air and an influx of water.

T E H R A N, JA N 1 8 (IANS): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, namely the UK, France and Germany, have done “nothing” to protect the agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“E3 leaders-who rely on signature of OFAC functionaries to carry out their obligations under JCPOA-have done ZILCH to maintain JCPOA,” Zarif tweeted on Sunday.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on American foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, reports Xinhua news agency.

The remarks by Zarif followed the European trio’s (E3) earlier statement about Iran’s plan to produce uranium metalbased fuel which, they said, might have military implications.

“We strongly urge Iran to halt this activity, and return to compliance with its JCPOA commitments without further delay if it is serious about preserving the deal,” the had statement said.

Zarif on Sunday added that the “JCPOA is

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The Office of the Chen Area Students’ Union with immense pride and honour, felicitate SHRI. W. HONJE KONYAK, NCS of Chenmoho Village for being promoted to the Post as Commissioner & Secretary, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Government of Nagaland and for bringing laurel to Chen Area particularly and Konyaks in general. He is also the first among the Konyaks to be appointed as Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Nagaland.

The Union conveys hearty congratulations for his promotion and achievement and further wishes all the success in his future endeavours.

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In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, rescuers drill a new channel at the explosion site of a gold mine in Qixia City, east China’s Shandong Province. (AP/PTI)

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Bautista offers $20k reward to find who scratched ‘Trump’ into manatee

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MAGATs that did this”.

“And I promise there will be bonuses to that reward!” he added.

CBD Florida Director Jaclyn Lopez commented, “Manatees aren’t billboards, and people shouldn’t be messing with these sensitive and imperilled animals for any reason.”

“However this political graffiti was put on this manatee, it’s a crime to interfere with these creatures, which are protected under multiple federal laws.”

Harassment of manatees, which are protected by the Endangered Species Act, is a Class A federal criminal offense, which according to Citrus County Chronicle, is punishable by a $50,000 fine and/or up to one year in federal prison.

Bautista has frequently denounced Trump and Trump supporters, most recently sharing photos and footage of the individuals who participated US Capitol riots in an attempt to hold them accountable.

(NME)

Matt Damon joins ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ cast

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ollywood star Matt Damon will soon be seen in the superhero adventure, Thor: Love And Thunder, and has moved to Australia with his family to shoot the film.

Damon has begun 14 days of privately-arranged quarantine in New South Wales, reports dailymail. co.uk.

“I’m so excited that my family and I will be able to call Australia home for the next few months,” Damon said.

“Australian film crews are world renowned for their professionalism and are a joy to work with so the 14 days of quarantine will be well worth it,” added the 50-year-old.

Damon flew to Australia with wife Luciana Barroso and children -- Isabella,

ro wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista is offering a US$20,000 (£14,745) reward in an attempt to find the person, or people, who defaced a manatee in Citrus County, Florida.

On Monday last week (January 11), county officials found one manatee in the Homosassa River had been violated with the word “TRUMP” scratched into its back in 12-16 inch letters. The West Indian manatee is an endangered species and the US Fish and Wildlife Service is

currently investigating the attack, according to the Citrus County Chronicle, which features photos of the victimised animal in its article.

The Centre for Biological Diversity is currently offering up to a US$5,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the conviction of those responsible, however, Bautista is adding more.

The Tampa, Florida native tweeted out a promise to “throw in” $20,000 for the “arrest and conviction of the low life scummy

‘Tandav’ makers apologise, say no intent to hurt sentiments

Gaga gives powerful speech on racial justice

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he makers of Amazon Prime Video series ‘Tandav’ on Monday apologised unconditionally after complaints that one of its episodes had hurt “Hindu sentiments.” An official statement from the cast and crew of Tandav said, “We have been closely monitoring viewer reactions to the web series Tandav and today during a discussion, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting informed us regarding a large number of grievances and petitions received on various facets of the web series with serious concerns and apprehensions regarding its content hurting the sentiments of the people.

“Tandav is a work of fiction and any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely coincidental. The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead. “The cast and crew of Tandav take cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybodys sentiments,” the statement said.

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ady Gaga has given a powerful speech on racial justice and dismantling white supremacy as she collected a Beloved Community award.

The awards were given out by The King Center, a non-profit in Atlanta that was founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King as a “living memorial” to Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Gaga received the Higher Ground award and was presented with it by Jennifer Hudson in the virtual ceremony, which was held on January 16.

In a video acceptance speech, the pop star discussed her own journey with racial justice and confronting her racial bias as a white person. “The colour of my own skin is not lost on me in this very radicalised moment,” she said. “I am aware I am before you as Stefani Germanotta, my

given name; as Lady Gaga, a famous white woman with the power of a large platform. My racial identity alone centres my whiteness while I’m still very much finding my place in crating Dr King Jr’s beloved community.”

After dedicating the award to people of colour, Gaga addressed white people and told them: “Black lives matter. Black life matters.

Blackness matters. Black joy matters. White people, I believe that Black life represents the best of our nation and as white people, I believe we have a responsibility to unlearn, to accept the honest truth about the history of our country, admit that white supremacy makes us unhealthy and change our own behaviours to contribute to a world where freedom is real for everyone.” She continued: “White people, I believe we must

right our wrongs without shame, we must change our actions and we must do this for ourselves. This is just one of our roles in the beloved community. To adapt some of Dr King Jr’s language, I believe white people must qualitatively heal our insides and we must quantitatively change our actions and behaviours. Unlearning allows me to walk through the world differently. I no longer say I don’t see colour, as I used to say. Instead, I now celebrate colour. Saying I don’t see colour was once the greatest thing standing in my way of understanding what a beloved community requires.

“Unlearning means I look for racialised social constructs in every part of my life. Every day, all day.

I try to fight against them and change my own actions when I collude with them or benefit from them. Unlearning has given me a new set of eyes. The more I see with these new eyes, the more I change my own beliefs. The more my beliefs change, the more I change my own actions. The more my actions change, the deeper my commitment to a liberated community grows and I hope my actions affect the actions of others.”

(NME)

14, Gia, 12, and Stella, 10 -- on a private jet over the weekend.

“Australia definitely is the lucky country,” said “The Good Will Hunting” star, and thanked the Australian Government for the “enormous support” regarding his entry into the country.

Damon had a small cameo in “Thor: Ragnarok” as an Asgardian actor playing Loki in a play. However, it is not clear if he is reprising the role for the superhero film or will appear in a new role.

He joins the existing cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale. Plot details of the new Thor film have been kept under wraps.

(IANS)

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Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins in latest archaeological discovery

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gypt has unveiled a significant new archaeological discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including 54 wooden coffins, many of which can be traced back 3000 years to the New Kingdom period.

The funerary temple of Queen Neit was also discovered near the pyramid of her husband, King Teti of Egypt’s 6th dynasty which dates back 4200 years, said famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who

headed the archaeological mission.

The coffins, or sarcophagi, include the first dating back to the New Kingdom to be found at Saqqara, a UNESCO world heritage site that is home to the Step Pyramid, the tourism and antiquities ministry said in a statement. Carved in human form and painted in bright colours, many of them are still intact.

Ancient games, statues, and masks were also found.

“All these discoveries will rewrite the history of Saqqara and the New Kingdom,” said Hawass.

Officials are keen to show off newly discovered artefacts as they try to revive visitor numbers after the tourism industry received a painful blow during the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of tourists visiting the country dropped to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019.

(Reuters)

Robbie Williams plans to get revenge on troll

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obbie Williams is planning to get his own back on a troll by writing a song about them.

The ‘Rock DJ’ hitmaker has revealed the unknown Twitter user has fuelled him up to pen a song containing quotes from their book in retaliation at the author’s nasty remarks about one of his tracks.

Robbie is quoted by The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column as saying: “I had a song out and my narcissistic personality took me to go and check out Twitter, just to see what people were saying.

“And you know, this was the worst thing to do.

“The top thing was a guy just laying into me, awful, awful nastiness.

“He’d just written a book and he’s got quotes from his book there and four or five of them are very, very lyrical.

“So I’ve stolen his best quotes and I’m going to put them into a song really soon, just to p*** him off. And there’s nothing he can do about it.”

Meanwhile, the ‘She’s

have “big plans” for a follow-up.

Robbie said: “I have a song with Miss Kylie Minogue, I have big plans for it if she is up for it. I have big plans.”

While an insider told the tabloid: “Kylie and Robbie have recorded a new song together.

“It’s their first collab since ‘Kids’ in 2000 and Robbie is keen to make it a single.

“Due to Covid there are no concrete plans for the release.

“It won’t be a mini drop like Kylie recently did with her Studio 2054 remix of ‘Real Groove’ with Dua Lipa.”

(Contactmusic) the One’ hitmaker recently teased a new duet with Kylie Minogue.

The ‘Angels’ singer and the Australian pop princess previously teamed up on 2000’s ‘Kids’, which narrowly missed out on the number one spot in UK chart to U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’.

And now, the 46-yearold former Take That star has revealed he and the 52year-old ‘Golden’ singer

Have never done Botox or surgery: JLo

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years off my face,” said Lopez in the video after removing her mask, and even gave a close-up of her face in the clip.

Soon, the star started getting comments from users claiming that Lopez actually used Botox to achieve her look.

“You definitely have Botox. And tons of it,” one user wrote in the comments section.

Lopez shut the troll down writing: “LOL that’s just my face!!! For the 500 millionth time...I have

never done Botox or any injectables or surgery!! Just saying.”

“Get you some JLO Beauty and feel beautiful in your own skin!! And here is another JLO Beauty secret: try spending your time being more positive, kind and uplifting of others. Don’t spend your time trying to bring others down that will keep you youthful and beautiful too!!! Sending you love. #beautyfromtheinsideout #beautyhasnoexpirationdate,” she added.

(IANS)

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We, the Lithsami Union Dimapur take immense pride and honour in extending our heartiest congratulations to Dr. N. Khekiye Aye on being awarded the degree 'DOCTOR OF DIVINITY' by INTERNATIONAL PEACE UNIVERSITY, Accredited by, GLOBAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, GERMANY. The Union thank him for bringing laurels and honour to the people of Lithsami Village.

We pray that God grant you more wisdom and guidance and continue using you for His glory.

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inger-actress Jennifer Lopez has shut down trolls who have claimed that she has had botox treatment. She also said that she has never gone under the knife.

It all started over the weekend when the 51-yearold star posted a video that shows her using one of the products from her recentlylaunched skincare brand, JLo Beauty.

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1st Test: England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

Jonny Bairstow (left) led the way with 35 not out and had the honour of hitting the winning runs.

Galle, Jan 18 (IANS): England on Monday completed the formalities of scoring the additional 36 runs to win the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets at the Galle International Stadium.

Resuming on 38/3 on Day Five, wicketkeeperbatsman Jonny Bairstow and debutant Danial Lawrence carried England to their 76-run target inside 35 minutes on the final morning of the Test match.

Bairstow and Lawrence remained unbeaten on 35 and 21 respectively as the visitors took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

After England slipped to 14/3 during a frantic end to the fourth day, Bairstow

and Lawrence’s unbroken 62-run stand guided England to a rather comfortable win.

Sri Lanka were earlier bundled out for mere 135 in their first innings. England, in reply, scored 421, riding on captain Joe Root’s brilliant 228 and 78 from Lawrence.

The hosts then came out with an improved batting performance as Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews and Kusal Perera scored 111, 71 and 62 respectively to help Sri Lanka end their second innings on 359 and set a 76-run target.

“We were outplayed in the first innings with bat and ball. As a batting unit,

Doncic scores 31 pts but Dallas defeated

Luka Doncic’s triple-double moved the Dallas Mavericks guard into joint 15th place on the NBA all-time list.

Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 8 (Agencies): Luka Doncic passed Michael Jordan on the NBA triple-double career list with his 29th - but was still critical of his display as the Dallas Mavericks lost 117-101 to the Chicago Bulls.

The 21-year-old Mavericks guard finished with

36 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists, but only scored six of those points in the second half.

Doncic moved into joint 15th on the NBA all-time triple-double list, which is topped by former Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks player Oscar Robertson on 181.

we have to get a big total in the first innings. It cost us the game,” said stand-in skipper Dinesh Chandimal after the match.

“Credit goes to Thirimanne, Angelo and Kusal.

Everyone did their bit in the second innings. If we had another 70-80 runs, it could’ve been a different story. Have to take positives out of this and go on to the second Test,” he added.

The two teams will now face each other in the second and final Test at the same venue from Friday.

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Aus Open: ‘No special treatment’ for players

Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 8 (Agencies): Players living under strict quarantine rules after arriving for the Australian Open will get “no special treatment”, says Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.

Seventy-two players are confined to their hotel rooms in Melbourne for 14 days after positive coronavirus test results on flights bound for the event.

At least nine infected people - including one player - are in quarantine, officials say.

“The virus doesn’t treat you specially, so neither do we,” Andrews said.

Some players have complained the harder 14-day quarantine was unnecessary.

With the Grand Slam tournament set to start on February 8, players are resorting to hitting balls against the walls and windows of their rooms to stay sharp.

“I know there’s been a bit of chatter from a number of players about the rules,” Andrews said.

“The rules apply to them as they apply to everybody else and they were all briefed on that before they came and that was the condition on which they came.

“So there’s no special treatment here.”

The affected players have been deemed close contacts of the four Covid19 cases on the three planes which arrived from Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi and Doha.

French player Alize Cornet, who is not one of the 72 players affected, apologised after initially saying the decision to keep them inside their room was “insane”.

Kazakhstan’s world number 28 Yulia Putintseva said the players had not been told they would be confined to their rooms if one person on the whole flight tested positive.

Others said they had been made aware of the possible scenario by tournament bosses.

Gordon Reid, Britain’s two-time men’s wheelchair Grand Slam champion, is among the players confined to his room and says it is a “minority that are kicking up a fuss”.

“But the majority of the time that minority are the loudest,” the Scot added.

The girlfriend of Australian player Bernard Tomic put a video on social media detailing their experience of quarantine in a hotel so far, saying they have been playing video games for 11 hours a day, ordering their own food rather than eating what was being provided, and washing their plates in the bathroom sink.

The players who have not been forced into the tougher restrictions are allowed out of their rooms for up to five hours every day. Practice has finally got underway at Melbourne Park after delays caused by Covid testing and transport problems.

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Born: 09/06/1980 – Died : 10/01/2021 We, the family of Late Yampolumi Tsopoe, wishes to acknowledge the many expression of sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to the churches, all friends, neighbours and well wishers who visited our home, attended the wake, service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time, for those who telephoned, travelled long distance, sent floral tribute and messages of condolences, as well as those who made charitable donation, we are truly grateful.

To those who helped in any way, your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank every one individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

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Messi sent off as Athletic Bilbao clinches Spanish Super Cup title

Athletic Bilbao players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup final. (Getty Images)

London, Jan 18 (Reuters): Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career in the closing stages of extra time as it lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

Messi, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the semi-final victory over Real Sociedad through injury, was dismissed after striking Asier Villalibre in the final minute.

The Argentine had been heavily involved in a more positive way as Barca took the lead five minutes before the break.

Messi’s goalbound effort was blocked, falling to the feet of Antoine Griezmann, who netted the first of his two goals.

Bilbao’s responded as Oscar De Marcos met Inaki Williams’ cross two minutes later to send the

sides in level at halftime.

Raul Garcia’s header was disallowed for offside

by VAR after the restart as Bilbao had the better chances in a tense affair.

However, French forward Griezmann looked to have won it for the Catalans with a goal against the run of play 14 minutes from time, only for substitute Villalibre to volley home in the 90th minute to send the game into the extra period.

Three minutes into the additional half hour Williams curled a stunning effort into the far corner from the edge of the box to give Bilbao the lead for the first time in the tie.

“What a goal it was!,” said beaming Bilbao coach Marcelino. “It was a great piece of skill and you couldn’t produce a better finish.

“In general I don’t think Barca deserved to

take the lead, especially in the first half, anyway.

“The lads were so focused on this game and I’m so proud of them. They make your job easy and enjoyable.”

Marcelino was only named as coach this month after Gaizka Garitano was dismissed, and the 55-yearold has now beaten Barca in the last two finals it has reached after his success over the Catalans with Valencia in the 2019 Copa del Rey final.

“It’s going to be impossible to keep up that record,” he said. “I don’t know how many semifinals I had to play before actually reaching a final, I think it was eight, but now I’ve won in two finals.”

A third Super Cup title is Bilbao’s first silverware since it claimed the same trophy in 2015 with a 5-1 aggregate win over Barcelona.

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Born on: 20/11/1979 – Died on: 14/01/2021 Through this column, we the family members of Late Imsulemba Ao (Ungma) [ID No. NP004862, Reg. No. 2881, Designation: U.B Constable D.E.F Mokokchung] would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every Individual, Department, Groups, Council and Churches who stood by us and supported us Morally, Physically, Materially, Financially and Spiritually throughout his Illness till Death.

We regret our inability to thank each and every Individual but it is our sincere prayer that Almighty God will Bless you all Abundantly.

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LT. ZELÜLE KIKHI (ALÜRE) Died: 13th January 2021 We, the bereaved family members express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals and well wishers who stood and supported us physically, mentally, financially, materially and with unceasing prayer support during the brief illness and at the sad demise of our dearest and adored LT. ZELÜLE KIKHI (Alüre) who left us for her Heavenly abode. We convey our special thanks to CRC Viswema and NCRC, P R Hill, Kohima. It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”

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Gurpreet wins men’s 25m rapid fire pistol T1 trials New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS): Army marksman and Olympian Gurpreet Singh won the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol T1 trials recently held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in the national capital.

It was a Services 1-2-3 as fellow Army man Neeraj Kumar and the Air Force’s Shivam Shukla emerged second and third in the finals held on Sunday.

After topping qualification with a score of 580, Gurpreet Singh shot 21 to come up trumps in a lowscoring final.

Neeraj Kumar followed his senior marksman both in qualifying (577) and in the final (20).

Earlier on Saturday, Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran of Haryana made it a clean sweep in the men’s trap trials, winning the T2 competition on the back of a T1 trial win, while talented youngsters Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan made it a double for the state in the 10 metres air pistol trials.

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Born :14/12/1969 – Died : 19/12/2020 The bereaved family of Late Razusilie Angami, S/o Late Chosel Kera, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to every individual, neighbours, friends, relatives, churches and different organisations who stood by us physically, financially and prayer support throughout his prolonged illness till his last breath. Your sincere contribution made our loss more bearable.

We would like to extend our gratefulness in particular to: 1). CRC Medziphema Town 2). Police Fellowship Mdz Town 3). Baptist Church “A” Mdz Town 4). Doctors, nurses and staff of CIHSR and Zion Hospital, Dmp 5). NU:SASRD Medziphema Campus 6). Tenyiphe 1 Village Council 7). Medziphema Area CRC Miapuonuoko Krotho 8). Chakro Khuzama Union 9). O.C Mdz Town P.S and staff 10). Khanakharu Village Council 11). Sir Mhonbemo and family NU:SASRD 12). Kevikhrietho Secü 13). Zhavino Khro, NEIGRIHMS Shillong 14). Richard, Chumukedima 15). Imtimenla Aier, Dmp 16). Nancy, Zion Hospital 17). Avizo Savi 18). Rokosier Savino DP-320

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(Born: 01-07-1959, Died: 15-01-2021) The family of the Late Ezanthung Kikon who passed away on 15-01-2021, wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many friends, relatives, neighbours, colony members (New Colony) and well wishers who visited our home, attended the funeral service, burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time.

Our special thanks to the following community.

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3. Koio Baptist Ekhumkho 4. Sapenthung Orieten Ekhung 5. Upper Mepfü Ekhung Koio Village 6. Koio Ekhung Wokha Town 7. Koio Elopvüi Ekhung, Wokha Town 8. Wokha Town Kikon Ekhung 9. New Colony Council 10. New Colony Fellowship 11. Gilgal School, Wokha (Batchmate) 12. Bethel High School, Wokha 13. Cistus High School, Wokha 14. NCF Aizawl, Mizoram 15. RIPANS Naga (2016 batch) 16. Naga Students’ Union Mizoram (NSUM) 17. B.Pharm RIPANS Aizawl, Mizoram (2016 batch) 18. RIPANS friends from NHAK To those who helped us in anyway, your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

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sports 1st Late G. Rio Memorial U-19 (Boys) Inter-District Tournament

Dimapur beat Mokokchung in opener

DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): Dimapur thrashed Mokokchung by 107 runs in the inaugural match of the 1st late G. Rio Memorial U-19 (Boys) Inter-District Tournament at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima here on Monday. The tournament is organised by Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA). In the second match of the day, Kohima beat Tuensang by 22 runs.

Put into bat, half centuries from Sujal Prasad (54) and Monu Kumar (50) helped Dimapur scored a competitive total of 186/7 in 25 overs.

Yu g a n d h a r a l s o contributed 33 runs. For Mokokchung, Odilemba, Purtongzuk and Nripen took two wickets each.

I n t h e r u n c h a s e, Mokokchung were bowled out for 79 in 19.2 overs.

Raja Sha claimed four wickets for Dimapur.

Mughavi (34) and Oling Jamir (11) were the major run contributors for Mokokchung.

In the other match, batting first after winning the toss, Kohima were restricted to 139 in 22.1 overs by Tuensang bowlers. Rajesh took

Inter- District Tournament in progress at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima on Monday. (NCA)

four wickets while Koirul claimed three for Tuensang.

Seyievizo (51) was the top scorer for Kohima.

In reply, Tuensang were bowled out for 117 runs with tight bowling from the opponent bowlers led by Samual Zaputou, who took three wickets.

Philip Zhimomi and Zidu Pohena also took two wick-

ets each. Baharul (42) and Monu (21) were the major runs getters for Tuensang.

It may be noted that Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) has recently tied up with CricHeroes, Ahmedabad based Company, as the official online scoring partner for all the tournaments organised by NCA, informed secretary

of the association, Hyunilo Anilo Khing.

Livescore updates of the ongoing tournament will be available in their official website- cricheroes.in or crickheroes app.

TUESDAY’S MATCHES Kohima Vs Mokokchung: 7:30 am Dimapur Vs Tuensang: 11:45 am

Pro League perfect test ahead of Olympics: Sreejesh Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IANS): India’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League matches will be a perfect test for the team ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“We are hopeful the FIH Hockey Pro League matches are held as per schedule this year, that way we get good matches against strong teams ahead of Tokyo Olympics in July. These matches will be a perfect test for us as players as well as a team and I am sure the final team selection for the Olympics,” said Sreejesh.

On January 18 last year, the Indian team had made a sensational debut at the FIH Hockey Pro League with a 5-2 win against the Netherlands. Though in the next game, the Dutch bounced back to hold India 3-3 in regulation time, Sreejesh’s heroics in the shootout ensured India began the coveted League with back-to-back wins. The final score was 3-1 in India’s favour. In the next leg of Pro League matches, India are scheduled to play against Argentina in April, Great Britain, Spain and Germany in May.

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Siraj takes five; India need 324 to win B risbane , Jan 1 8 (IANS): India will need 324 runs more, with all their wickets intact, when they come out to bat on Tuesday to win the fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba.

India reached 4/0 in their chase on 328 in the extended final session on Monday before rain started pouring in and umpires were forced to call for early Stumps. Only 1.5 overs could be bowled in India’s second innings on Day Four as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 4 and 0 respectively.

The weather forecast for the final day isn’t great and Australia will be praying that rain gods stay away so that they can win the Brisbane Test and win the Border-Gavaskar series, a trophy which they lost in India’s last tour of 2018-19.

On the other hand, a draw in the game would be sufficient for India to retain the coveted trophy.

The highest successful chase at Gabba ame in 1951, when Australia finished 236/7, but the Tim Paine led-side have fresher memories of how India incredibly salvaged a draw last week in Sydney.

Mohammed Siraj, centre, is congratulated by teammates after taking his fifth wicket, Monday. (AP)

Earlier, India bowled out Australia for 294 in their second innings, after resuming the day on 21/0.

Steve Smith was the top scorer for Australia in their second essay as he scored 55 runs off 74 deliveries, with the help of seven boundaries. David Warner, Marcus Harris and Cameron Green also made notable contributions of 48, 38 and 37. Pat Cummins and skipper Tim Paine also made scores of 28 and 27.

For India, right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj picked up his maiden five-wicket haul, conceding 73 runs in 19.5 overs. Shardul Thakur also picked four

wickets for 61 while debutant off-spinner Washington Sundar scalped one.

India had posted 336 in reply to Australia’s first inning score of 369, thus conceding a 33-run lead.

The four-match series is tied at 1-1 with Australia winning the first Test in Adelaide and India winning the second in Melbourne.

The third Test in Sydney had ended in a draw.

BRIEF SCORES: Australia 369 and 294 (Steve Smith 55, David Warner 48; Mohammed Siraj 5/73) vs India 336 and 4/0 at Stumps on Day Four (Rohit Sharma 4*, Shubman Gill 0*; Mitchell Starc 0/4)

Boca win inaugural Maradona Cup 10-man East Bengal hold Chennaiyin to goalless draw

Boca Juniors’ Carlos Tevez and teammates celebrate with the trophy. (Reuters)

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 18 (Reuters): Boca Juniors won Argentina’s inaugural Diego Armando Maradona Cup 5-3 in a shootout on Sunday after Banfield had scored deep in stoppage time to level the match at 1-1.

The tournament, which was renamed to honour the Argentine great after he passed away in November, kicked off in October as football returned following a seven-month hiatus due to the novel

coronavirus pandemic.

A rock band comprising former professional footballers played live on the pitch before kick off and the stadium was lit up with fireworks and a light show featuring images and quotes from the charismatic former Boca Juniors striker.

“This cup is a tribute to Diego, and he’ll surely be accompanying our celebrations,” Boca’s Ramon Abila said after the game.

After a tepid first 45

minutes at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium, Boca took the lead with a spectacular strike from Edwin Carmona 19 minutes into the second half.

However, Luciano Lollo equalised in the sixth minute of stoppage time for Banfield, just moments after Boca had Emmanuel Mas sent off. Boca, who last recorded a victory on Dec. 27, converted all five of their spot kicks while Jorge Rodriguez missed for Banfield.

New Delhi, Jan 18 (Agencies): A spirited effort by the SC East Bengal defense led by goalkeeper Debjit Majumder helped the Kolkata side nullify a one-man advantage to Chennaiyin ending up with a vital point in the Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Monday.

Robbie Fowler’s side was forced to play with a man down for almost over an hour after Ajay Chettri received his marching orders at the half-hour mark, News18 reported. However, SCEB held their ground throughout the game to frustrate Chennaiyin.

SCEB now extend their unbeaten run to seven games.

SCEB made three changes as Anthony Pilkington was back in the side in place of Matti Steinmann. New signing Ajay Chhetri was also handed his first start while Surchandra Singh was the other change. Chennaiyin made just one change as Edwin Vanspaul had his second start of the season, coming in place of Fat-

Referee gives red card to Ajay Chhetri of SC East Bengal (ISL)

khulo Fatkhulloev.

The high-intensity game saw tackles flying early in the game. Ajay received the first yellow in the 22nd minute for his mistimed challenge on Anirudh Thapa.

Chennaiyin had the first chance in the 23rd minute when a Thapa freekick into the box found

Eli Sabia. The Brazilian crossed the ball into the area to an unmarked Enes Sipovic, who couldn’t get his header on target.

SCEB soon found themselves on the backfoot at the half-hour mark when Ajay received his second booking for a foul on Rahim Ali, reducing them to 10 men. This was the

third time this season that Fowler’s side had received a red card.

Taking advantage of their numerical superiority, Chennaiyin pressed hard and nearly took the lead when Jerry Lalrinzuala played in Esmael Goncalves, who found Thapa in the box. The midfielder managed to roll the ball

past the onrushing Debjit, but couldn’t direct his shot goalward. Narayan Das cleared the ball to safety before Rahim could get to it. SCEB managed to keep their opponents at bay for the rest of the half, as the teams walked out even at the break.

Fowler’s team looked threatening after the restart and should have found the back of the net when Pilkington hit the side netting from a tight angle.

Then, Debjit pulled off a stunning save to deny Isma from the edge of the box to keep the scores level. At the other end, the Chennaiyin defense was caught napping as a long free-kick saw Pilkington try his luck, but Vishal Kaith made a fine block.

SCEB were saved again by Debjit when the custodian cleared the ball in time, coming off the line to deny Rahim. He later showed good reflexes to get a strong hand to Lallianzuala Chhangte’s goalbound shot.

Tuesday’s Match Hyderabad Vs Odisha: 7:30 pm

Man City beat Palace 4-0; climb to 2nd in Premier League 8th Nihokhu Chishi running trophy London, Jan 18 (AP): John Stones scored his first Premier League goals for Manchester City in a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace to help his team leap up to second in the Premier League on Sunday.

The defender netted twice and Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling also scored fine goals as City claimed a fifth successive win by overpowering a Palace side missing Wilfried Zaha at the Etihad Stadium.

City moved above Liverpool after the champions drew 0-0 with Manchester United, which has played a game more than its neighbour.

Stones appeared to be facing an uncertain future last year after falling out of favor under manager Pep Guardiola in his fifth season at the club. It seemed the England international might have to settle for being fourth-choice centre back — at best — behind Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake. Yet given an opportunity to play alongside new signing Dias early in the campaign, Stones grasped it and his position now looks

cepted congratulatory hugs from his teammates only for Fernandinho to come along and remind of the need to keep their distance. After that, fist-bumps seemed to suffice.

De Bruyne fired another shot narrowly wide before City got its third in the 68th. Guaita did well to keep out a firm header from Dias but the ball rebounded to Stones, who lashed it back into the net almost instinctively.

Sterling, making up for the frustration of a missed penalty in midweek, wrapped up a fine night’s work for City when John Stones fights for the ball with Crystal Palace players. he curled home a free-kick rock-solid. In the 10 games liance in the 26th minute. recognition of what was his from the edge of the area in the 88th. Palace is 13th in he and Dias have started The Belgian brilliantly con- 100th assist for City. this season, City has won trolled a cross-field pass Gabriel Jesus threat- the 20-team standings. nine and conceded just one from Sterling on the left and ened soon after from GunEPL TOP TEN goal. instinctively curled a cross dogan’s flick-on but his P GD Pts After taking time to into the area with the out- header was easily saved by Team Man Utd 18 10 37 warm up, City began to side of his right boot.

Vicente Guaita. threaten midway through Stones read it perfectly The second goal ar- Man City 17 16 35 the first half as Kevin De and rose to head home his rived 11 minutes into second Leicester 18 12 35 Bruyne had a curling effort first of the night. He tempo- half. It was all Gundogan’s Liverpool 18 16 34 deflected wide. Sterling, rarily forgot the new proto- own work as he won the ball 18 16 33 Gundogan and De Bruyne cols regarding goal celebra- from Andros Townsend and Tottenham 17 7 32 then all had powerful efforts tions as he ran off toward then curled a shot into the Everton blocked in quick succes- the corner flag and accepted top corner from the edge of Chelsea 18 12 29 sion following the resulting a hug from Ruben Dias and the area.

Southampton 18 5 29 corner.

Gabriel Jesus. De Bruyne This time there was a 18 4 29 The opening goal came showed more restraint as he comic element to the cel- West Ham Aston Villa 15 13 26 after some De Bruyne bril- fist-bumped Kyle Walker in ebrations as Gundogan ac-

Officials and others at the 8th edition of Nihokhu Chishi Football Running Trophy.

DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): The 8th edition of Nihokhu Chishi Football Running Trophy organized

by Chishilimi Students’ Union was conducted from January 7 to 9.

Held on the theme, “Unity”, seven teams participated from in an around Pughoboto area.

The tournament was graced by class-I contractor, Vikato Swu as special guest.

In his address, Swu thanked the organizers for giving a platform to the younger generation and encouraged organising such tournaments.

He also encouraged the players to compete in true game spirit. The final match

was graced by SAGSA vice president, Vihokhu Swu. Chishilimi Students’ Union emerged as champion and received Rs. 50,000 sponsored by Ikato Chishi Swu, while Spirities Club Pughoboto finished as runners. This was stated in a press release issued by CKK president, Vika S. Chishi.

Unity Cup T-20 underway

DIMAPUR, JAN 18 (NPN): United XI CC and Vikings Sporting Club won their respective matches in the 6th Unity Cup on Monday. United XI CC beat Gorkha XI CMD by 28 runs.

Padam of United XI CC, who scored 13 runs and took three wickets while bowling, was named man of the match.

The match was graced by Chü-

moukedima Gorkha Youth, president, Manoj Shrestha as match patron.

In the second match of the day, Vikings Sporting Club beat Dhansari CC by 29 runs. Mustafa of Vikings Sporting Club was named man of the match for his four wickets haul. Chekiye Baptist Church Dimapur, women pastor, Hokali Robert graced the second match.

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